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mooruk

mooruk noun: the dwarf cassowary (Casuarius bennetti) found in New Britain, New Guinea, and Yapen Island. It is noted for its agility. It is smaller and has stouter legs than the common cassowary.

Noun

mooruk (plural mooruks)

  1. The dwarf cassowary (Casuarius bennetti) found in New Britain, New Guinea, and Yapen Island. It is noted for its agility. It is smaller and has stouter legs than the common cassowary.

Forms of mooruk

pluralmooruks

Origin of mooruk

From Tolai murup.

Questions about mooruk

What does mooruk mean?
Mooruk means the dwarf cassowary (Casuarius bennetti) found in New Britain, New Guinea, and Yapen Island. It is noted for its agility. It is smaller and has stouter legs than the common cassowary.
What part of speech is mooruk?
Mooruk is a noun.
What is the plural of mooruk?
The plural of mooruk is mooruks.

Words near mooruk in the dictionary

  1. Moorswater
  2. Moorthorpe
  3. moortop
  4. moortops
  5. Moortown
  6. mooruk
  7. mooruks
  8. moorum
  9. moorva
  10. Moorwatha
  11. moorwort

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