"ruru" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈɹuːɹuː/ [UK] Forms: rurus [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Maori ruru. First use in English appears c. 1842. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|mi|ruru}} Maori ruru Head templates: {{en-noun}} ruru (plural rurus)
  1. (New Zealand) The morepork. Tags: New-Zealand Categories (lifeform): Owls

Inflected forms

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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "mi",
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      },
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      "name": "bor"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from Maori ruru. First use in English appears c. 1842.",
  "forms": [
    {
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      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
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      "expansion": "ruru (plural rurus)",
      "name": "en-noun"
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "New Zealand English",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 6 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "lifeform",
          "langcode": "en",
          "name": "Owls",
          "orig": "en:Owls",
          "parents": [
            "Birds of prey",
            "Birds",
            "Vertebrates",
            "Chordates",
            "Animals",
            "Lifeforms",
            "All topics",
            "Life",
            "Fundamental",
            "Nature"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "The morepork."
      ],
      "id": "en-ruru-en-noun-mjmo9e8i",
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        [
          "morepork",
          "morepork#English"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(New Zealand) The morepork."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "New-Zealand"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɹuːɹuː/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "ruru"
}
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "mi",
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      },
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      "name": "bor"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from Maori ruru. First use in English appears c. 1842.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "rurus",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "ruru (plural rurus)",
      "name": "en-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
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        "English countable nouns",
        "English entries with incorrect language header",
        "English lemmas",
        "English nouns",
        "English terms borrowed from Maori",
        "English terms derived from Maori",
        "New Zealand English",
        "Pages with 6 entries",
        "Pages with entries",
        "en:Owls"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "The morepork."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "morepork",
          "morepork#English"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(New Zealand) The morepork."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "New-Zealand"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɹuːɹuː/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    }
  ],
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}

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