toki
/ˈtəʊki/
toki noun: a Japanese crested ibis (Nipponia nippon).
Noun
toki (plural tokis)
- A Japanese crested ibis (Nipponia nippon).
- The Toki or Japanese crested ibis (ibis nippon) is an almost extinct kind of bird resembling the heron.1934, Frederic de Garis, Atsuharu Sakai, We Japanese, page 354
- The Japanese Archipelago, fringing the eastern edge of Asia, has a rich avifauna, including what is probably the rarest bird in the world - the Toki or Japanese Crested Ibis, and one of the most recently discovered birds - the Okinawa Rail.1982, A Field Guide to the Birds of Japan, Tokyo: Kodansha International, page 8
Examples of toki in a sentence
- The few remaining toki live on Sado Island in Japan and in China.1988, Look Japan, volume 34, page 118:
- Sado is home of the Toki (Japanese Crested Ibis), however there are no wild Ibis left in Sado[.]2015, T. Turner, Japan Travel Guide 2017:
Forms of toki
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Origin of toki
From Japanese 朱鷺 (toki).
Phrases with toki
Words that rhyme with toki
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Questions about toki
- What does toki mean?
- Toki means a Japanese crested ibis (Nipponia nippon).
- How do you use toki in a sentence?
- The few remaining toki live on Sado Island in Japan and in China.
- What part of speech is toki?
- Toki is a noun.
- How do you pronounce toki?
- Toki is pronounced /ˈtəʊki/.
- What is the plural of toki?
- The plural of toki is tokis.
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