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toktokkie

toktokkie noun: any of a number of species of beetles in the family Tenebrionidae that make a tapping sound on the ground with their rear ends.

Noun

toktokkie (plural toktokkies)

  1. (South Africa) Any of a number of species of beetles in the family Tenebrionidae that make a tapping sound on the ground with their rear ends.

Forms of toktokkie

pluraltoktokkies

Origin of toktokkie

Borrowed from Afrikaans toktokkie, itself imitative.

Questions about toktokkie

What does toktokkie mean?
Toktokkie means any of a number of species of beetles in the family Tenebrionidae that make a tapping sound on the ground with their rear ends.
What part of speech is toktokkie?
Toktokkie is a noun.
What is the plural of toktokkie?
The plural of toktokkie is toktokkies.

Words near toktokkie in the dictionary

  1. tokos
  2. tokoyama
  3. Tokpela
  4. Toks
  5. Toksun
  6. toktokkie
  7. toktokkies
  8. toku
  9. toku-dawara
  10. Tokuda's mole
  11. Tokuda's moles

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