morepork

/ (ˈmɔːˌpɔːk) /

noun NZ

Also called: (NZ) ruru a small spotted owl, Ninox novaeseelandiae, of Australia and New Zealand

slang a slow or lugubrious person

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Also called: (Austral) mopoke

Words nearby morepork

morelia, morello, morelos, morelos y pavón, moreover, morepork, morera's theorem, mores, moresco, moresque, moreton bay bug

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Example sentences from the Web for morepork

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
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