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wani

1. (loan) (noun) swan, Cygnus atratus and Cygnus olor - introduced birds, one a very large black swan with a crimson bill and white tip, and the other a very large white swan with an orange bill.

Me te wani, me te perikana, me te kia ekara (PT Riwitikuha 11:18). / And the swan, and the pelican, and the gier eagle.

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