MOPOKE

Meaning of MOPOKE in English

n. (also morepork)

1. a boobook.

2 an Australian nocturnal insect-eating bird, Podargus strigoides. Also called FROGMOUTH.

Etymology: imit. of the bird's cry

Oxford English vocab. Оксфордский английский словарь. 2012

MOPOKE — variant of morepork
Webster's New International English Dictionary
MOPOKE — n. type of owl found in Oceania; (Australian slang) idiot; unhappy person
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
MOPOKE — also called Morepork, in Australia, two bird species known elsewhere as the tawny frogmouth (see frogmouth); the Australian boobook owl …
Britannica English vocabulary
MOPOKE — mopoke BrE AmE ˈməʊp əʊk AmE \ ˈmoʊp oʊk ▷ mopoke|s s
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
MOPOKE — n. (also morepork) 1 a boobook. 2 an Australian nocturnal insect-eating bird, Podargus strigoides. Also called FROGMOUTH. [imit. of the …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
MOPOKE — n. (also morepork) 1 a boobook. 2 an Australian nocturnal insect-eating bird, Podargus strigoides. Also called FROGMOUTH. [ imit. of …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
MOPOKE — [noun] [C] - a type of Australian and New Zealand owl whose call sounds like its name(ANZ informal) A mopoke …
Cambridge English vocab
MOREPORK — also called Mopoke, in Australia, a bird species known elsewhere as the tawny frogmouth (see frogmouth); the Australian boobook owl …
Britannica English vocabulary
FROGMOUTH — any of numerous birds comprising the family Podargidae, in the order Caprimulgiformes, named for their characteristic broad, froglike gape. Frogmouths …
Britannica English vocabulary
MOREPORK — var. of MOPOKE.
Английский основной разговорный словарь
MOREPORK — var. of MOPOKE.
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
MOREPORK — var. of MOPOKE.
Oxford English vocab

Oxford English vocab

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