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Word of the day
for February 6
morepork n
  1. (chiefly New Zealand) The Tasmanian spotted owl (Ninox novaeseelandiae), a small brown owl indigenous to New Zealand and Tasmania.
  2. (Australia, New Zealand, colloquial, derogatory) Used as a mild term of abuse.
    1. A foolish person; also, a person who is wearisome.
    2. A person who is lazy or slow; a slowcoach, a slowpoke.

morepork interj

  1. The call of a morepork.

Today is Waitangi Day, the national day of New Zealand.

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