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kotuku

kotuku noun: the white heron Egretta alba.

Noun

kotuku

  1. (New Zealand) The white heron Egretta alba.

Proper noun capitalized: Kotuku

Kotuku

  1. A locality on the West Coast, New Zealand.

Origin of kotuku

From Māori kōtuku.

See kotuku

Questions about kotuku

What does kotuku mean?
Kotuku means the white heron Egretta alba.
What part of speech is kotuku?
Kotuku can be a noun or a proper noun.

Words near kotuku in the dictionary

  1. Kottler
  2. Kottmeyer
  3. kottu
  4. Kottwitz
  5. Kottwitzes
  6. kotuku
  7. kotukutuku
  8. kotukutukus
  9. kotul
  10. Kotula
  11. Kotulas

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