释义 |
kereru (ˈkɛrəruː, ‖ ˈkereruː) [Maori.] The New Zealand pigeon, Hemiphaga novæseelandiæ.
1873W. L. Buller Hist. Birds N.Z. 157 Carpophaga Novæ Zealandiæ (New-Zealand Pigeon)..Native names. Kuku, Kukupa, and Kereru. 1905,1949[see kuku 1]. 1955W. R. B. Oliver N.Z. Birds (ed. 2) 440/1 New Zealand Pigeon. Kereru..was noticed and recorded by all the early explorers. |