korimako

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Maori.

Noun

korimako (plural korimakos)

  1. The New Zealand bellbird, Anthornis melanura.
    • 1983, Keri Hulme, The Bone People, Penguin, published 1986, page 125:
      The kowhai […] blooms in the earliest part of spring, with flowers that the tui and korimako love.
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