kokako

British  

/ ˈkəʊˌkɑːkəʊ /

noun

1. a dark grey long-tailed wattled crow of New Zealand, Callaeas cinerea

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Etymology

Origin of kokako

Māori

Example Sentences

Inger Perkins is leading efforts to find a New Zealand bird called the South Island kokako.

From Washington Post • Feb. 14, 2022

Although Perkins’s team has been searching for the kokako for more than 40 years, she is optimistic that it can be rediscovered and protected.

From Washington Post • Feb. 14, 2022

A photo or video of the kokako is also necessary, though, “to confirm that the bird still exists,” Perkins said.

From Washington Post • Feb. 14, 2022

According to Perkins, the kokako has a call with a “haunting melody” that she and other scientists are trying to capture with acoustic recorders.

From Washington Post • Feb. 14, 2022

The Orange-wattled Crow, or wattled bird, kokako of the Maoris, Glaucopis cinerea, Gml., still seems to be an almost unknown bird as to its nesting habits.

From Austral English A dictionary of Australasian words, phrases and usages with those aboriginal-Australian and Maori words which have become incorporated in the language, and the commoner scientific words that have had their origin in Australasia by Morris, Edward Ellis