noun
- A small Australian owl with a distinctive two-note call, also called a boobook owl.
Usage: chiefly Australian; also spelled 'morepork' in New Zealand
Examples
- The mopoke's haunting call echoed through the eucalyptus forest at dusk.
- We heard a mopoke calling from the trees near our campsite.
- The mopoke is one of Australia's smallest owl species.
- At night, the distinctive 'boo-book' sound of the mopoke filled the bush.