"amokura" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: amokuras [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Maori amokura. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|mi|amokura}} Maori amokura Head templates: {{en-noun}} amokura (plural amokuras)
  1. Synonym of red-tailed tropicbird Categories (lifeform): Seabirds Synonyms: red-tailed tropicbird [synonym, synonym-of]

Inflected forms

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