ruru

/ ˈruːruː /

noun

1. another name for mopoke

Word History and Origins

Origin of ruru¹

Māori

Example Sentences

Other birds that did well in this year's competition and have never won before were the takahē, which was once thought to have been extinct before being brought back from the brink, and the enigmatic ruru or morepork - a type of small owl.

From BBC

Jacinta Ruru is a professor of law, and Jacinta Price is a senator.

From New York Times

Ruru Kuo Born in Taiwan “I want people to know that I’m just a normal girl, nothing different between other American girls and me. We are all girls, humans! I work hard; it’s not because I’m Asian, just because I work hard to achieve my goal. I do care how people perceive me, and I want people to know me through my work, not just from my appearance.”

From New York Times

This man's commitment to the mighty Ruru is everything!

From The Guardian

Then came the mania for the jade Kākāriki, the shining cuckoo and the stern Ruru.

From The Guardian