2. (noun) an extinct nocturnal bird, New Zealand snipe, Coenocorypha aucklandica - a small rotund variegated brown wader with a long slightly drooping brown bill and short legs. Found on preator-free islands in the subantarctic.
Ka whatiwhati koa ngā paihau o te hōkio (M 2006:214). / The wings of the hōkio move slowly in flight (M 2006:215).
See also hōkioi
