toki

nounattested in dialogue

//ˈtəʊki//
//ˈtoʊki//

A Japanese crested ibis (Nipponia nippon).

noun

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A Japanese crested ibis (Nipponia nippon).
The Toki or Japanese crested ibis (ibis nippon) is an almost extinct kind of bird resembling the heron.
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.
The few remaining toki live on Sado Island in Japan and in China.
Sado is home of the Toki (Japanese Crested Ibis), however there are no wild Ibis left in Sado[.]

Etymology

From Japanese 朱鷺 (toki).

Forms

plural: tokis

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toki · A Japanese crested ibis (Nipponia nippon).

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