kūkupa
1. (noun) New Zealand pigeon (Northern dialects), kererū, Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae - a large green, copper and white native bush pigeon which was eaten by Māori.
(Te Pihinga Textbook (Ed. 2): 11; Te Pihinga Study Guide (Ed. 1): 1;)
Ko te manu reka pea te kuaka o tēnei mea o te manu; ki te hunga kai kuaka, ki te takoto mai he kuaka, he kūkupa (kererū) kāore e mahara ki te kūkupa; mā te pau o ngā kuaka kātahi ka kai i ngā kūkupa (TP 1/11/1901:2). / Perhaps the tastiest bird is the godwit; to the people who eat godwit, if godwits and pigeons are laid out they don't think about the pigeon; only when the godwits are consumed will they eat pigeons.
See also kererū
Synonyms: rupe
