moho
1. (noun) North Island takahē, notornis, Porphyrio mantelli - extinct flightless endemic bird that looks like a large pūkeko with a greenish back. Sometimes used for the rare South Island takahē.
(Te Pihinga Textbook (Ed. 2): 108;)
He mea māhanga te katatai, me te moho (TW 11/9/1875:211). / The banded rail and the takahē were snared.
See also takahē
2. (noun) banded rail, Gallirallus philippensis assimilis - a secretive native bird with upperparts olive-brown and black with white spots, and underparts barred black-and-white. Lives in salt marshes, mangroves and swamps.
See also moho pererū
Synonyms: pūohotata, motarua, pōpōtai, pepe, ohomauri, moho pererū, katatai, pātātai, oho
