pihipihi
1. (noun) silvereye, waxeye, white-eye, Zosterops lateralis lateralis - a small, common, green bird with a conspicuous white eye-ring, olive-green head and upperparts, a grey back and creamy-white underparts with pinkish-brown flanks. This photograph is of fledgling birds.
(Te Pihinga Study Guide (Ed. 1): 1;)
Synonyms: hiraka, tauhou, kanohi mōwhiti, mōtengitengi, pīkaraihe, poporohe, iringatau, whiorangi
2. (noun) rifleman, Acanthisitta chloris - Aotearoa/New Zealand's smallest bird, distinguished by its rounded wings, a very short stumpy tail and a fine, slightly upturned bill. The male is bright yellow-green above while the female is streaked dark and light brown and both have whitish underparts. Found in native forests and scrub.
See also tītitipounamu
Synonyms: tokepiripiri, momoutu, momotawai, kōrurerure, tāpahipare, kikimutu, tītitipounamu, hōutuutu, pipiriki, kōhurehure, kotikotipa, kōtipatipa, kōtitititi, mōutuutu, muhumuhu, titipounamu, piripiri, toirua
tauhou
1. (verb) to be strange, unacquainted, new, exotic, unfamiliar.
I whakatipua ake a Te Aritaua Pītama kia tau ki te kōrero Māori, otirā, i taua wā kua tauhou haere kē te reanga mātātahi o Ngāi Tahu ki te kōrero i tō rātou reo (TTR 2000:149). / Te Aritaua Pitama was brought up to be fluent in speaking Māori, but at that time it was becoming unusual for the younger generation Ngāi Tahu to speak their language.
2. (modifier) strange, unusual, unacquainted, new, exotic, unfamiliar.
He tino mataku kē mātau i te waka nei, he mea tauhou hoki ki a mātau (HP 1991:31). / We were quite scared of this vehicle because it was a strange thing to us.
3. (noun) novice, stranger.
He tauhou rā tātau ki ēnei mahi (TTT 1/11/1925:332). / We are strangers to these activities.
Synonyms: ika tauhou, tangata ihu hūpē, pia, ihu hūpē
4. (noun) silvereye, waxeye, white-eye, Zosterops lateralis lateralis - a small, common, green bird with a conspicuous white eye-ring, olive-green head and upperparts, a grey back and creamy-white underparts with pinkish-brown flanks.
(Te Pihinga Study Guide (Ed. 1): 1;)
See also pihipihi
Synonyms: kanohi mōwhiti, mōtengitengi, pīkaraihe, poporohe, iringatau, whiorangi, hiraka, pihipihi
hiraka
1. (noun) silvereye, waxeye, white-eye, Zosterops lateralis lateralis - a small, common, green bird with a conspicuous white eye-ring, olive-green head and upperparts, a grey back and creamy-white underparts with pinkish-brown flanks.
See also pihipihi
Synonyms: kanohi mōwhiti, mōtengitengi, pīkaraihe, poporohe, iringatau, whiorangi, tauhou, pihipihi
iringatau
1. (noun) silvereye, waxeye, Zosterops lateralis - a small, common, green bird with a conspicuous white eye-ring, olive-green head and upperparts, a grey back and creamy-white underparts with pinkish-brown flanks.
See also pihipihi
Synonyms: kanohi mōwhiti, mōtengitengi, pīkaraihe, poporohe, whiorangi, tauhou, hiraka, pihipihi
mōtengitengi
1. (noun) whitehead, Mohoua albicilla - small rare endemic bird with white underparts and head with a contrasting black bill, eyes and legs and pale brown upperparts. Lives in groups in the high canopy of forests and scrub of the North Island.
See also pōpokotea
Synonyms: mōriorio, tātāeto, tātāhore, tātaihore, tātariheko, upokotea, porihawa, poupoutea, pōporoihewa, poriporihewa, popotea, tātāngaeko, pōpokotea, tātāeko, hore
2. (noun) silvereye, waxeye, Zosterops lateralis - a small, common, green bird with a conspicuous white eye-ring, olive-green head and upperparts, a grey back and creamy-white underparts with pinkish-brown flanks.
pīkaraihe
1. (loan) (noun) silvereye, waxeye, white-eye, Zosterops lateralis lateralis - a small, common, green bird with a conspicuous white eye-ring, olive-green head and upperparts, a grey back and creamy-white underparts with pinkish-brown flanks.
See also pihipihi
Synonyms: kanohi mōwhiti, mōtengitengi, poporohe, iringatau, whiorangi, tauhou, hiraka, pihipihi
poporohe
1. (noun) silvereye, waxeye, white-eye, Zosterops lateralis lateralis - a small, common, green bird with a conspicuous white eye-ring, olive-green head and upperparts, a grey back and creamy-white underparts with pinkish-brown flanks.
See also pihipihi
Synonyms: kanohi mōwhiti, mōtengitengi, pīkaraihe, iringatau, whiorangi, tauhou, hiraka, pihipihi
whiorangi
1. (noun) silvereye, waxeye, white-eye, Zosterops lateralis lateralis - a small, common, green bird with a conspicuous white eye-ring, olive-green head and upperparts, a grey back and creamy-white underparts with pinkish-brown flanks.
See also pihipihi
Synonyms: kanohi mōwhiti, mōtengitengi, pīkaraihe, poporohe, iringatau, tauhou, hiraka, pihipihi
