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more·pork | \ ˈmōrˌpōrk, ˈmȯrˌpȯrk \
variants:
or less commonly mopoke \ ˈmōˌpōk \ or morepoke \ ˈmōrˌpōk , ˈmȯr- \
Definition of morepork
1 : any of several Australian frogmouths (especially Podargus strigoides)
2 : boobook owl
3 Australia : a dull-witted person
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