kawau tikitiki

Maori

Etymology

From kawau (“shag”) +‎ tikitiki (“to fetch repeatedly”).

Noun

kawau tikitiki

  1. spotted shag (Phalacrocorax punctatus)
    Synonym: pārekareka

Further reading

  • “kawau tikitiki” in John C. Moorfield, Te Aka: Maori–English, English–Maori Dictionary and Index, 3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, 2011, →ISBN.
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