Added 10 October 2026
morepork
/ˈmɔːpɔːk/ noun
noun Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about morepork at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
- The Tasmanian spotted owl (Ninox novaeseelandiae), a small brown owl indigenous to New Zealand and Tasmania. .mw-parser-output .defdate{font-size:smaller}
- 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.
- A foolish person; also, a person who is wearisome.
interjection
- The call of a morepork.
Origin
The word is imitative of the bird's call.
From Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org (CC BY-SA)