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Definition of Moreporks
1. morepork [n] - See also: morepork
Lexicographical Neighbors of Moreporks
Literary usage of Moreporks
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Ornithological & Other Oddities by Frank Finn (1907)
"Moreover, the moreporks build a nest in trees with twigs, like pigeons; their
eggs are white, and their young are clothed in pure white down. ..."
2. The Story of a New Zealand River by Jane Mander (1920)
"... a fern-bowered spot, beloved of yellow- hammers and moreporks and tuis, and
enlivened by the cheerfullest of streams that trickled over polished stones ..."
3. Nature's Strongholds: The World's Great Wildlife Reserves by Laura Riley, William Riley (2005)
"These include three kiwi species plus keas—cheeky, inquisitive olive-green parrots
with vivid crimson underwings; moreporks—endemic owls that announce ..."
4. The Progress of New Zealand in the Century by Robert Francis Irvine, Oscar Thorwald Johan Alpers (1902)
"... moreporks, and wild pigs." The Maoris were friendly and seemed much amused
that permission should be asked them to trail a chain along the shore. ..."
5. Contributions to the Early History of New Zealand: Settlement of Otago by Thomas Morland Hocken (1898)
"... pukekos, quails, moreporks, and wild pigs. The stay in the harbour was not
devoid of its little incidents. The Maoris were very friendly, ..."
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