morepork

English

Etymology

Imitative of the bird's call.

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /ˈmɔːpɔːk/

Noun

morepork (plural moreporks)

(chiefly New Zealand) The boobook owl Ninox novaeseelandiae. [from 19th c.]

Synonyms

boobook, boobook owl
mopoke (Australia)
ruru (New Zealand)

Translations

owl

Maori: ruru

Russian: куку́шечья иглоно́гая сова́ f (kukúšečʹja iglonógaja sová)

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