kouwha
1. (noun) female (of animals and trees).
See also uwha
2. (noun) female tūī, Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae - especially in early summer. A songbird that imitates other birds' calls and has glossy-black plumage and two white tufts at the throat. The female has a smaller white tuft and less white feathering on the collar than the male.
