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ruru

/ˈɹuːɹuː/

ruru noun: the morepork.

Noun

ruru (plural rurus)

  1. (New Zealand) The morepork.

Forms of ruru

pluralrurus

Origin of ruru

Borrowed from Māori ruru. First use in English appears c. 1842.

Questions about ruru

What does ruru mean?
Ruru means the morepork.
What part of speech is ruru?
Ruru is a noun.
How do you pronounce ruru?
Ruru is pronounced /ˈɹuːɹuː/ (UK).
What is the plural of ruru?
The plural of ruru is rurus.

Words near ruru in the dictionary

  1. ruroid
  2. ruroids
  3. rurp
  4. RURPs
  5. rursiradiate
  6. ruru
  7. rurus
  8. Rus
  9. rus in urbe
  10. Rus'
  11. Rus.

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