riroriro

English

Etymology

Maori riroriro

Noun

riroriro (plural riroriros)

  1. (New Zealand) A grey warbler, of the species Gerygone igata.
    • 1964, Forest and Bird (issues 151-170, page 15)
      […] riroriros would be twittering overhead, with a shy weka peeping round a tree trunk. Wekas were very common then; they were our weather forecasters. Before rain their calls were always louder and repeated more frequently.

Maori

Noun

riroriro

  1. A grey warbler, of the species Gerygone igata.
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