moana
1. (noun) sea, ocean, large lake.
Kei te mōhio katoa rātau ki ngā tauranga tāmure, tauranga tarakihi, tauranga hāpuku me ērā atu ika o te moana (TWK 54:3). / They know all the fishing grounds for snapper, tarakihi, groper and those other fish of the sea.
Synonyms: tahuaroa, tai, moana waiwai, mātai, au, Tahuaroa, moana tuauriuri
2. (noun) roof of a kūmara storehouse.
2. (modifier) naval.
Rokohina atu ko Te Arawa rātau ko ngā hōia a te kāwanatanga me ngā waka taua moana o Peretānia e tū mai ana (TTR 1994:152). / Te Arawa and the government troops, with British naval vessels standing by, came upon them.
2. (noun) zebra earthworm, Notoscolex equestris - earthworm with zebra-like bands of pale cream alternating with purplish-brown. Found on Poor Knights Islands.
2. (noun) reef heron, Egretta sacra - a slaty-grey heron with a long, heavy, grey to yellowish bill. Legs relatively short, yellow-green. Hunched and almost horizontal when feeding. Found in mangrove inlets, rocky shores, wave platforms and intertidal mudflats.
Synonyms: matuku nuia, matuku tai, matuku waitai, tīkāka, mātukutuku, kākatai
kakaru moana
1. (noun) jellyfish.
Synonyms: kūreperepe moana, maremare tai, kūreperepe ā-tai, tepetepe, pūkarukaru, petipeti, pūkahukahu
kūreperepe moana
1. (noun) jellyfish.
See also petipeti
Synonyms: kakaru moana, maremare tai, kūreperepe ā-tai, tepetepe, pūkarukaru, petipeti, pūkahukahu
kōtore moana
1. (noun) red sea anemone, Actinia tenebrosa - the most common species of sea anemone found in the waters of eastern Australia and Aotearoa/New Zealand. Found relatively high on the seashore, in rock pools, and various cracks and shaded surfaces in the intertidal zone. Deep red or reddish-brown colour and when expanded has a circle of numerous pink tentacles.
Synonyms: kōtoretore, tou, toretore, kōtore