/ˈtʃɒkə(r)/.chokkan.
/ˈtʃɒkə/, U.S. /ˈtʃɑkə/, South African English /ˈtʃɒkə//ˈtʃɒkə(r)/. South African.
= squid n.1 1.
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the world > animals > invertebrates > subkingdom Metazoa > grade Triploblastica or Coelomata > class Cephalopoda > [noun] > order Dibranchiata > section Decapoda > family Teuthidae > member of (squid)
calamary1567
sea-cat1601
sleeve1611
sleeve-fish1611
squid1613
calaminary1620
sea-clerk1623
sotong1833
pen-fish1835
sea-arrow1851
devil fish1866
sea-sleeve1867
oegopsid1890
chokka1902
1902 J. D. F. Gilchrist in Trans. S. Afr. Philos. Soc. xi. 224 Though not a fish the ‘Tschokka’ may be mentioned as another example of this [sc. an onomatopœic name]. It is applied to the Cuttle-fish, or Squid, on account of the peculiar noise it makes when landed.
1930 C. L. Biden Sea-angling Fishes of Cape i. i. 42 A species of cuttle-fish..locally called ‘chokker’ and..classified as Loligo indica.
1950 Cape Argus 16 June 5/8 These fish are still biting well, although most are caught on whole chokka or mackerel bait.
1957 S. Schoeman Strike! vii. 186 It is hardly ever necessary to preserve fish bait or chokker for longer than three or four days.
1961 Cape Times 18 Aug. 5/6 The bay is full of snoek, chokka and mackerel.
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