amokura en · NOUN
Etymology
Borrowed from Māori amokura.
Meanings
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Synonym of red-tailed tropicbird.
The amokura (Phaethon rubicauda), the red-tailed tropic bird, known in New Zealand as tawake or amokura, in Hawaii as koa'e'ula, tava'e'ula in Samoa, tavakemoerangi in Rarotonga, […]
1981, Richard Anthony Benton, The Flight of the Amokura: Oceanic Languages and Formal Education in the South Pacific:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| amokuras | Number=Plur | lexicographic |