A Maori name used in New Zealand English for the pied cormorant or Australian pied cormorant, Phalacrocorax varius, a large black-and-white seabird found along New Zealand coastlines. The name is used in New Zealand natural history and birdwatching contexts alongside the English common name.
A group of karuhiruhi were drying their wings on the posts at the end of the jetty.
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(NZ) The Australian pied cormorant.
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