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pukeko

pukeko is the alternative spelling of pūkeko.

Meaning of pūkeko

Noun

pūkeko (plural pūkeko or pūkekos)

  1. (New Zealand) Australasian swamphen (Porphyrio melanotus).
    • I had my place to sit, on the fallen birch log by the creek, where I could watch the pukeko, the ducks and the eels, and look through the sheltering willows to the paddock […].1984, Janet Frame, An Angel at my Table, Virago, published 2024, page 211

Forms of pukeko

pluralpukekos
pluralpukeko

Questions about pukeko

What is pukeko the alternative spelling of?
Pukeko is the alternative spelling of pūkeko.

Words near pukeko in the dictionary

  1. pukefaces
  2. pukefest
  3. pukefests
  4. pukehole
  5. pukeholes
  6. pukeko
  7. Pukekohe
  8. pukekos
  9. puker
  10. pukers
  11. Pukerua Bay

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