Matuku may refer to:
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''Matuku'' (bird), monotypic genus of a Miocene heron from New Zealand
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Matuku Island
Matuku is a volcanic island in the Moala subgroup of Fiji's Lau archipelago. Located at 19.18° South and 179.75° East, Matuku covers an area of 57 square kilometers. It has a maximum elevation of 385 meters. Matuku is part of a group of is ...
, Fiji
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Matuku (Tonga)
Matuku is a tiny island in Lulunga, a part of Haapai in Tonga. It is easily reached by outboard motorboat from the neighbouring hub of Haafeva and is on the course from there to the culturally important island of Kotu Kotu may refer to:
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Matuku-tangotango In Māori mythology, Matuku-tangotango (Matuku) is an ogre who kills Wahieroa the son of Tāwhaki. In some versions, Matuku lives in a cave called Putawarenuku. Rātā, the son of Wahieroa, sets off to avenge his murdered father, and arrives at la ...
, monster in Māori mythology
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Australasian bittern
The Australasian bittern (''Botaurus poiciloptilus''), also known as the brown bittern or matuku hūrepo, and also nicknamed the "bunyip bird", is a large bird in the heron family Ardeidae. A secretive bird with a distinctive booming call, it is ...
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