koringkriek

English

Etymology

From Afrikaans: koring (“corn, wheat”) +‎ kriek (“cricket”)

Noun

koringkriek (plural koringkrieks)

1. (South Africa) Any of several species in subfamily Hetrodinae with body forms like those of grasshoppers, katydids, and crickets, particularly
   1. An armoured bush cricket (Acanthoplus discoidalis);

      Synonyms: armoured ground cricket, armoured katydid, corn cricket

   2. A similar insect of species Hetrodes pupus.