Meanings
nounkoringkriek (plural koringkrieks)
plural koringkrieks
- Any of several species in subfamily Hetrodinae with body forms like those of grasshoppers, katydids, and crickets, particularly
- South AfricaAn armoured bush cricket (Acanthoplus discoidalis);
Synonyms: armoured ground cricket, armoured katydid, corn cricket
- South AfricaA similar insect of species Hetrodes pupus.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAn armoured bush cricket (Acanthoplus discoidalis);
Similar
armoured ground cricketarmoured katydidcorn cricket
Origin
- Afrikaanskoring
- Englishkoringkriek
From Afrikaans koring (“corn, wheat”) + kriek (“cricket”).
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APA
koringkriek. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/koringkriek
MLA
“koringkriek.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/koringkriek. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “koringkriek,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/koringkriek.
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