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
Also called: (Austral) mopoke

Words nearby morepork

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

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