pukeko

British  

/ ˈpʊkəkəʊ /

noun

1. a wading bird, Porphyrio melanotus, of New Zealand, with a brightly coloured plumage

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Etymology

Origin of pukeko

Māori

Example Sentences

The young lady whose finger that ring adorns I am wont to regard as my especial property, an’ a half-fledged young pukeko, like you, presumes to cut me out!

From The Tale of Timber Town by Grace, Alfred A. (Alfred Augustus)

The pukeko is of a dark-blue colour, and about as large as a pheasant.

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