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lakenvelder

noun
la·ken·vel·der | \ ˈläkənˌveldə(r) \

Definition of lakenvelder 

1 usually capitalized : a German breed of strikingly marked black-and-white domestic fowls somewhat resembling leghorns

2 plural -s sometimes capitalized : a bird of the Lakenvelder breed

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History and Etymology for lakenvelder

modification of German Lakenfelder

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