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mangōpare

1. (noun) hammerhead shark, Sphyrna zygaena - an ashy-grey coloured shark with lateral extensions of the skull shaped like a double-headed hammer. The eyes are at the extremities of the hammerhead.

E toru ngā momo kōwhaiwhai kei runga i ngā poupou. Kei runga i tētahi ko te mangōpare (TWK 51:31). / There are three types of painted artwork on the posts. On one is a hammerhead shark.

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2. (noun) traditional kōwhaiwhai pattern - symbolises the hammerhead shark.

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