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whio N.Z.|ˈfiɔ, ˈwiːəʊ|
Also 9 wihu, wio.
[Maori.]
The blue duck, Hymenolaimus malacorhynchos, native to New Zealand.
1847T. Brunner Jrnl. 2 Apr. in N. M. Taylor Early Travellers N.Z. (1959) 272 Shot a wihu, or blue duck. 1855R. Taylor Te Ika a Maui xxv. 407 Wio,..the blue duck, is found abundantly in the mountain streams of the south part of the North Island..; it takes its name from its cry. 1880J. C. Crawford Trav. N.Z. & Austral. 122 At Kai-inanga, Deighton shot a pair of whio, or blue⁓ducks. 1966Encycl. N.Z. I. 499/2 The most peculiar is undoubtedly the blue duck, mountain duck, or whio. |