parera

Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris

n.


Maori name for the genus Duck (q.v.).

1855. Rev. R. Taylor, `Te Ika a Maui,' p. 407:

«Family, Anatida – – Parera, turuki ( Anassuperciliosa), the duck; very similar to thewild duck of England.»