2. (noun) ring (on the leg of a captive bird).
Ki te kāhore he kai e hoatu mā te mōkai kākā kā tīmata te ngau a taua mōkai kākā i tōna takaore (HTK 19/8/1893:6). / If no food is given to a pet kākā it will begin to gnaw at its leg ring.
Synonyms: pōria
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