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koringkriek

koringkriek noun: an armoured bush cricket (Acanthoplus discoidalis);.

Noun

koringkriek (plural koringkrieks)

  1. (South Africa) An armoured bush cricket (Acanthoplus discoidalis);
    Synonyms:
    armoured ground cricket, armoured katydid, corn cricket
  2. (South Africa) A similar insect of species Hetrodes pupus.

Synonyms of koringkriek

  • armoured ground cricket
  • armoured katydid
  • corn cricket

Forms of koringkriek

pluralkoringkrieks

Origin of koringkriek

From Afrikaans koring (“corn, wheat”) + kriek (“cricket”).

Questions about koringkriek

What does koringkriek mean?
Koringkriek means an armoured bush cricket (Acanthoplus discoidalis);.
What part of speech is koringkriek?
Koringkriek is a noun.
What is the plural of koringkriek?
The plural of koringkriek is koringkrieks.

Words near koringkriek in the dictionary

  1. korin
  2. Korina
  3. Korinek
  4. Korineks
  5. Koringa
  6. koringkriek
  7. koringkrieks
  8. korins
  9. Korinthian
  10. Korinthians
  11. Korintje

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