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tupa

1. (noun) scallop, queen scallop, Pecten novaezelandiae.

Ko te kaupapa o te haere ko te kohi tote, me te kohi anga mātaitai pērā i te tupa (HM 2/2009:10). / The purpose of the trip was to gather salt and sea shells such as the scallop.

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Synonyms: pure, tipa

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