toktokkie

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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.

OriginAfrikaans toktokkie →
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Meanings

nountoktokkie (plural toktokkies)

plural toktokkies

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

Origin

  1. Afrikaanstoktokkie
  2. Englishtoktokkie

Borrowed from Afrikaans toktokkie, itself imitative.

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Cite this entry
APA

toktokkie. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/toktokkie

MLA

“toktokkie.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/toktokkie. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “toktokkie,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/toktokkie.

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