kāuaua
1. (noun) New Zealand falcon, Falco novaeseelandiae, bush hawk, bush falcon - a fast-flying bird of prey which often perches high in trees or on a rock and swoops to catch its prey.
He pēnā mai aua toa ki te ngeru ki te hopu kiore, ki te kāuaua rānei ki te hopu i te pīhoihoi. / Those warriors were like a cat catching mice, or a New Zealand falcon catching a New Zealand pipit.
Synonyms: kārewarewa, kāiaia, kaiawa, kārearea, kāeaea
