moeriki
/ˈməʊərɪki/NZ
noun
Dieffenbach's rail, Rallus philippensis dieffenbachii, an extinct subspecies of the widespread buff-banded rail, formerly found on the Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
Origin
Mid 19th century; earliest use found in John Edward Gray (1800–1875), zoologist and museum curator. From Maori moeriki a kind of rail.
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- Perendale
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