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ruru

British  
/ ˈruːruː /

noun

  1. another name for mopoke

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of ruru

Māori

Example Sentences

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"In the past, war didn't feel that close to us," said 32-year-old resident Ruru Liu.

From Barron's

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