korimako

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noun

The New Zealand bellbird, Anthornis melanura.

OriginMāori korimako →
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Meanings

nounkorimako (plural korimakos)

plural korimakos

  1. The New Zealand bellbird, Anthornis melanura.

    The kowhai […] blooms in the earliest part of spring, with flowers that the tui and korimako love.

    1983, Keri Hulme, The Bone People, Penguin, published 1986, page 125

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
new zealand bellbird

Origin

  1. Māorikorimako
  2. Englishkorimako

Borrowed from Māori korimako.

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APA

korimako. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/korimako

MLA

“korimako.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/korimako. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “korimako,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/korimako.

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