mopoke

M3O1P3O1K5E1
UK/ˈməʊpəʊk/

noun

A morepork.

First used 19th c.Scrabble 14

Meanings

nounmopoke (plural mopokes)

plural mopokes

  1. AustraliaA morepork.First known use 19th c.

    A mopoke cried in the scrub to the north.

    1985, Peter Carey, Illywhacker, Faber and Faber, published 2003, page 401

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APA

mopoke. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mopoke

MLA

“mopoke.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mopoke. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mopoke,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mopoke.

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