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toki en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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• /ˈtəʊki/
• /ˈtoʊki/

Etymology

From Japanese 朱鷺 (toki).

Meanings

1. A Japanese crested ibis (Nipponia nippon).
   • The Japanese Archipelago, fringing the eastern edge of Asia, has a rich avifauna, including what is probably the rarest bird in the world - the Toki or Japanese Crested Ibis, and one of the most recently discovered birds - the Okinawa Rail. 1982, A Field Guide to the Birds of Japan, Tokyo: Kodansha International, page 8:
   • The few remaining toki live on Sado Island in Japan and in China. 1988, Look Japan, volume 34, page 118:
   • Sado is home of the Toki (Japanese Crested Ibis), however there are no wild Ibis left in Sado[.] 2015, T. Turner, Japan Travel Guide 2017:
   • The Toki or Japanese crested ibis (ibis nippon) is an almost extinct kind of bird resembling the heron. 1934, Frederic de Garis, Atsuharu Sakai, We Japanese, page 354:

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