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karoro

karoro noun: the kelp gull (Larus dominicanus), found on the coasts of New Zealand and many other coasts of the Southern Hemisphere.

Noun

karoro (plural karoros or karoro)

  1. (New Zealand) The kelp gull (Larus dominicanus), found on the coasts of New Zealand and many other coasts of the Southern Hemisphere.

Forms of karoro

pluralkaroros
pluralkaroro

Origin of karoro

Borrowed from Māori karoro.

Questions about karoro

What does karoro mean?
Karoro means the kelp gull (Larus dominicanus), found on the coasts of New Zealand and many other coasts of the Southern Hemisphere.
What part of speech is karoro?
Karoro is a noun.
What is the plural of karoro?
The plural of karoro is karoros.

Words near karoro in the dictionary

  1. Karoo thorn
  2. Karoo thorns
  3. karooid
  4. Karoola
  5. karoos
  6. karoro
  7. karoros
  8. karoshi
  9. kaross
  10. karosses
  11. karotype

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