pihoihoi

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Maori.

Noun[edit]

pihoihoi (plural pihoihoi)

  1. (New Zealand) Anthus novaeseelandiae, the Australasian pipit.
    • 2003, Margaret Rose Orbell, Carolyn Lagahetau, Birds of Aotearoa: a natural and cultural history:
      The pihoihoi live in the island's interior, and the torea on its rocky shore.
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