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peho

1. (verb) to hoot (of a morepork, etc.).

Tū ana, peho ana te ruru i te waha o te ana (W 1971:275). / The morepork stood and hooted at the mouth of the cave.

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2. (noun) morepork, owl, Ninox novaeseelandiae - a native owl common throughout Aotearoa/New Zealand in wooded areas including suburbs, roosting by day and active at night.

See also ruru

Synonyms: ruru, koukou

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