‖ moko-moko
(ˈmɔkɔˈmɔkɔ)
Also mako-mako, moka-moka.
[Maori.]
1. A New Zealand species of lizard (Lygosoma ornatum or L. moko).
| [1820 Gram. & Voc. Lang. N. Zealand (C.M.S.) 182 Moko moko, a small lizard.] 1902 in Webster Suppl. |
2. The Bell-bird, Anthornis melanura.
| a 1888 A. W. Bathgate in Sladen Australian Ball. 22 (title) To the Moko-Moko, or Bell-Bird. 1889 Parker Catal. N. Zealand Exhib. 119 (Morris s.v. Bell-bird), Bell-bird,..or Mako-mako (Anthornis melanura), is still common in many parts of the South Island. 1900 Longm. Mag. Jan. 231 The tuis and moka-mokas vie with each other to see who can sing the sweetest. |