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whekau

whekau noun: laughing owl.

Noun

whekau (plural whekaus)

  1. laughing owl

Forms of whekau

pluralwhekaus

Origin of whekau

From Māori whēkau.

Questions about whekau

What does whekau mean?
Whekau means laughing owl.
What part of speech is whekau?
Whekau is a noun.
What is the plural of whekau?
The plural of whekau is whekaus.

Words near whekau in the dictionary

  1. wheezingly
  2. wheezings
  3. wheezy
  4. wheft
  5. whefts
  6. whekau
  7. whekaus
  8. wheki
  9. Whelan
  10. Whelans
  11. Whelchel

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