tākapu
1. (noun) Australasian gannet, Morus serrator - a white seabird with a buff-yellow head and mainly black flight feathers, breeding in colonies on islands and headlands. Feeds on fish and squid caught by spectacular dives from a height.
(Te Pihinga Study Guide (Ed. 1): 5-6;)
Ka kite ana rātou i ngā manu pērā i te tākapu, te tara me te ōi, ka mōhio rātou kei te tata rātou ki te whenua (Te Ara 2013). / When they saw birds such as gannets, terns and petrels they knew they were close to land.
Synonyms: tākupu
