Meanings
nounamokura (plural amokuras)
plural amokuras
- Synonym of red-tailed tropicbird.
The amokura (Phaethon rubicauda), the red-tailed tropic bird, known in New Zealand as tawake or amokura, in Hawaii as koa'e'ula, tava'e'ula in Samoa, tavakemoerangi in Rarotonga, […]
1981, Richard Anthony Benton, The Flight of the Amokura: Oceanic Languages and Formal Education in the South PacificSynonyms: red-tailed tropicbird
Synonyms & antonyms
nounSynonym of red-tailed tropicbird.
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Origin
- Māoriamokura
- Englishamokura
Borrowed from Māori amokura.
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APA
amokura. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/amokura
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“amokura.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/amokura. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “amokura,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/amokura.
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