tūturiwhatu

Maori

Alternative forms

  • turiwhati, turiwhatu, turuatu, turuturuwhatu, tūturiwhati, turuwhatu, tuturuatu, tuturuwhatu

Etymology

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Noun

tūturiwhatu

  1. New Zealand dotterel (Anarhynchus obscurus)
    Synonyms: tākahikahi, tākaikaha, kūkuruatu, rako

Further reading

  • “tūturiwhatu” 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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