morepork (English, noun)
expansion: morepork (plural moreporks)
Senses:
glosses: The Tasmanian spotted owl (Ninox novaeseelandiae), a small brown owl indigenous to New Zealand and Tasmania.
tags: New-Zealand
glosses: Used as a mild term of abuse.
A foolish person; also, a person who is wearisome.
tags: Australia
New-Zealand
colloquial
derogatory
glosses: Used as a mild term of abuse.
A person who is lazy or slow; a slowcoach, a slowpoke.
tags: Australia
New-Zealand
colloquial
derogatory
Forms:
form: moreporks
tags: plural
form: morepoke
tags: alternative