kōtare
1. (noun) sacred kingfisher, kingfisher, Halcyon sancta - a native species with mainly electric blue plumage, often seen perched on power lines, or on branches and rocks near water.
Synonyms: kōtarepopo, kōtaretare
2. (noun) bludger, scrounger, cadger - a person who lives on the generosity of one's friends.
Synonyms: kōtaretare, kaimātai, kaipaoke, parakūkā
3. (noun) stage in the fence of a pā.
