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单词 gogga
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goggan.

Brit. /ˈɡɒɡə/, U.S. /ˈɡɑɡə/, South African English /ˈxɒxə/
Forms: Also †gogo (dim. gogotje, now goggatjie).
Etymology: < Khoekhoe χóχón insects collectively.
South African.
An insect (of any type).
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the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > [noun] > member of > unspecified
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1905 J. du Plessis 1000 Miles in Heart Afr. iii. 54 This country ought to be called Gogoland: it simply swarms with insects.]
1909 East London Daily Dispatch (S. Afr.) 8 Jan. 5 We have heard South Africa described as a land of goggas.
1911 East London Daily Dispatch (S. Afr.) 27 Nov. 6 Another old, well-grown tree..is infested with those abominable gogotjes which have already done considerable damage to it.
1926 E. Lewis Mantis ii. vi. 103 He said he'd find me lots of beautiful goggas to make pictures of much better than that.
1927 W. Plomer I speak of Afr. 243 Mrs. White. Another huge black beast! What is it? White. It looks like a gogga.
1956 A. G. McRae Hill called Grazing vii. 62 There were other goggas in Italy.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1972; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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