rupe
1. (noun) personification of the New Zealand pigeon or kererū, Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae - a large green, copper and white native bush pigeon which was eaten by Māori.
Ka whatiwhati ngā parirau o Rupe (NP 2001:199). / Rupe's wings are broken. (A whakataukī for despair with the broken wings referring to the men of the tribe being all dead or departed.)
Synonyms: kūkupa, karoro tangi harau, kererū, kūkū
