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kawau

kawau noun: the great cormorant.

Noun

kawau

  1. (New Zealand) The great cormorant.

Origin of kawau

From Māori kawau.

Questions about kawau

What does kawau mean?
Kawau means the great cormorant.
What part of speech is kawau?
Kawau is a noun.

Words near kawau in the dictionary

  1. Kawasaki's syndrome
  2. Kawasakis
  3. Kawashima
  4. Kawashimas
  5. Kawatiri
  6. kawau
  7. Kawauchi
  8. Kawayan
  9. Kawayan Bogtong
  10. Kawayanan
  11. Kawayanon

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