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单词 koringkriek
释义 koringkriek S. Afr.|ˈkɔərɪŋkriːk|
Also koorn kriek.
[Afrikaans, f. Du. koren corn + kriek(en to chirp.]
One of several long-horned grasshoppers of the family Tettigoniidæ.
1913C. Pettman Africanderisms 277 Koorn kriek,..an insect belonging to the Locustidæ; it is very destructive to pumpkins, mealie cobs, etc., and does at times great damage to crops.1954S. H. Skaife Afr. Insect Life ii. 30 Many people in South Africa fear the koringkrieks because they have the reputation of being poisonous.1955D. Jacobson Trap iii. 73 The only sound was the shrill call of the koringkrieks, rasping frenziedly in one dry scream.1966E. Palmer Plains of Camdeboo i. 13 The koringkrieks lurching on immense and crooked legs.
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