MOREPORK

Etymology

Noun

morepork (plural moreporks)

(chiefly, New Zealand) The Tasmanian spotted owl (Ninox novaeseelandiae), a small brown owl indigenous to New Zealand and Tasmania. [from 19th c.]

Synonyms: mopoke (Australia), ruru (New Zealand)

(Australia, New Zealand, colloquial, derogatory) Used as a mild term of abuse.

A foolish person; also, a person who is wearisome.

A person who is lazy or slow; a slowcoach, a slowpoke.

Synonym: Thesaurus:idler

Hypernyms

• (bird of the genus Ninox): boobook, boobook owl, hawk owl

Interjection

morepork

The call of a morepork.

Source: Wiktionary

More"pork`, n. Etym: [So named from its cry.] (Zoöl.)

Definition: The Australian crested goatsucker (Ægotheles Novæ-Hollandiæ). Also applied to other allied birds, as Podargus Cuveiri.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

Do you know this game?

Wordscapes is a popular word game consistently in the top charts of both Google Play Store and Apple App Store. The Android version has more than 10 million installs. This guide will help you get more coins in less than two minutes of playing the game. Continue reading Wordscapes: Get More Coins