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'''Neekerbreekers''' - so named for the sound they produce - are large and loud relatives to the cricket. They dwelt in the [[Midgewater Marshes]], so called by [[Samwise Gamgee|Sam Gamgee]]. | '''Neekerbreekers''' - so named for the sound they produce - are large and loud relatives to the cricket. They dwelt in the [[Midgewater Marshes]], so called by [[Samwise Gamgee|Sam Gamgee]]. | ||
==Etymology== | ==Etymology== | ||
Neekerbreekers were named so because of their sound, perhaps like that of a cricket.<ref name="Nomen">{{HM|N}}, p. 760</ref> | Neekerbreekers were named so because of their sound, perhaps like that of a cricket.<ref name="Nomen">{{HM|N}}, p. 760</ref> | ||
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*[http://lingwe.blogspot.com/2011/11/beware-neekerbreekers.html Beware the Neekerbreekers] at [http://lingwe.blogspot.com/ Linwgë.blogspot.com] | |||
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[[Category:Insects]] | [[Category:Insects]] | ||
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Neekerbreekers - so named for the sound they produce - are large and loud relatives to the cricket. They dwelt in the Midgewater Marshes, so called by Sam Gamgee.
Etymology
Neekerbreekers were named so because of their sound, perhaps like that of a cricket.[1]
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