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moeriki

moeriki noun: an extinct bird, Dieffenbach's rail (†Gallirallus dieffenbachii).

Noun

moeriki

  1. An extinct bird, Dieffenbach's rail (†Gallirallus dieffenbachii).

Forms of moeriki

alternative formmehoriki
alternative formmeriki

Origin of moeriki

Borrowed from Māori moeriki.

Questions about moeriki

What does moeriki mean?
Moeriki means an extinct bird, Dieffenbach's rail (†Gallirallus dieffenbachii).
What part of speech is moeriki?
Moeriki is a noun.

Words near moeriki in the dictionary

  1. moepels
  2. moer
  3. Moeran
  4. Moerdijk
  5. moered
  6. moeriki
  7. moering
  8. moerithere
  9. moeritheres
  10. moeritheriid
  11. moeritheriids

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