"Kairuku" meaning in Translingual

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Proper name

Forms: †Kairuku [canonical]
Etymology: Borrowed from Maori kairuku, from kai (“food”) + ruku (“to dive”) Etymology templates: {{bor|mul|mi|kairuku}} Maori kairuku Head templates: {{head|mul|proper noun|||g=?|g2=|head=Kairuku|nogendercat=1}} Kairuku ?
  1. A taxonomic genus within the order Sphenisciformes – extinct penguins from New Zealand during the late oligocene. Synonyms: †Palaeeudyptes
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