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koekoea

koekoea noun: the long-tailed cuckoo, Eudynamys taitensis, which breeds in New Zealand and migrates to the islands of the western Pacific in the winter.

Noun

koekoea

  1. (New Zealand) The long-tailed cuckoo, Eudynamys taitensis, which breeds in New Zealand and migrates to the islands of the western Pacific in the winter.

Origin of koekoea

Borrowed from Māori koekoeā.

Questions about koekoea

What does koekoea mean?
Koekoea means the long-tailed cuckoo, Eudynamys taitensis, which breeds in New Zealand and migrates to the islands of the western Pacific in the winter.
What part of speech is koekoea?
Koekoea is a noun.

Words near koekoea in the dictionary

  1. Koehns
  2. koekchuch
  3. Koekelberg
  4. koekemakranka
  5. koekemakrankas
  6. koekoea
  7. koeksister
  8. koeksisters
  9. Koeksotenok
  10. koel
  11. koelie

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