单词	pukeko
释义	pukeko /ˈpuːkɛkəʊ / noun (plural pukekos) NZ Another term for swamphen.Well-documented cooperative species with joint-paternity clutches include the acorn woodpecker, pukeko, Tasmanian hen, dunnock, Galapagos hawk, trumpeter, and stepmother breeding units of the scrubwren.... Estimated to have been in New Zealand for approximately 1000 years, numbers of the native pukeko have increased as forest land has decreased. Daddy didn't think pukekos lived so far south, and we thought for a moment that it might be some other sort of bird; some southern creature built to withstand the cold. Origin Mid 19th century: from Maori.
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