Māunu (ii), n. 1. Anas superciliosa, grey duck.
= karakahia, parera. Parera maunu, person unable to swim.
2. Unfledged young of birds.
whakamāunu, v.i. Moult, shed the skin. Kei te whakamaunu, kei te turuki (M. 183). E kuru nei aku iwi, e whakangehe, e whaka-maunu korora nei, e i (S.).
Williams Dictionary