morepork

noun NZ

Also called: (NZ) ruru a small spotted owl, Ninox novaeseelandiae, of Australia and New Zealand
slang a slow or lugubrious person

Also called: (Austral) mopoke

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Examples from the Web for morepork

Historical Examples

The silence of night was only interrupted by the cries of the "morepork" in the minor key, like the mournful cuckoos of Europe.
In Search of the Castaways
Jules Verne
The bell-bird and the tui sing a requiem over them by day, while the morepork and the kiwi wail for them at night.
Brighter Britain! (Volume 1 of 2)
William Delisle Hay

morepork

Examples from the Web for morepork

Historical Examples

The silence of night was only interrupted by the cries of the "morepork" in the minor key, like the mournful cuckoos of Europe.

The bell-bird and the tui sing a requiem over them by day, while the morepork and the kiwi wail for them at night.