Ruru

//ˈɹuːɹuː// noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

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Noun
  1. 1
    The morepork. New-Zealand

Synonyms

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moreporkmorepork

Etymology

Borrowed from Māori ruru. First use in English appears c. 1842.

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