tok-tokkie

noun

tok-tok·​kie

variants or less commonly toktokje

ˈtäkˌtäkē

plural -s

: any of several African beetles of the genus Psammodes (family Tenebrionidae)

Word History

Etymology

Afrikaans toktokkie (formerly spelled toktokje), of imitative origin

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