moerikin.
/ˈməʊərɪki/, /ˈmɔɪrᵻki/, U.S. /ˈmoʊərɪki/, /ˈmɔɪrəki/, New Zealand English /ˈmoeriki/, /ˈmoerəki/ New Zealand.
Dieffenbach's rail, Rallus philippensis dieffenbachii, an extinct subspecies of the widespread buff-banded rail, formerly found on the Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
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1843 J. E. Gray in E. Dieffenbach Trav. N.Z. II. 197 Rallus Dieffenbachii... Moeriki of the natives of Chatham Islands.
1869 Trans. & Proc. N.Z. Inst. 1868 1 228 The only member of the new genus Hypotaenidia is the Moeriki..an extremely beautiful Rail, restricted in range to the Chatham Islands.
1886 Trans. & Proc. N.Z. Inst. 1885 18 113 Rallus dieffenbachii.—Moeriki. Chatham Islands. Extremely rare, if not extinct.
1955 W. R. B. Oliver N.Z. Birds (ed. 2) 354 Moeriki... Although at one time common in the Chatham Islands, only one specimen of Dieffenbachs Rail has been obtained.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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