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roha

1. (verb) (-ina) to spread out, extend out, expand (a number).

Kei te wini o waenganui ko te Karaiti e tū ana e roha ana ngā ringaringa, e karanga ana, "Haere mai ki Ahau." Kei muri i a ia he hipi e kaikai ana (TP 4/1906:11). / In the middle window Christ is standing with his arms stretched out, calling, "Come to Me." Behind him sheep are grazing.

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roha

1. (noun) short-tail stingray, Dasyatis brevicaudata - disc quadrangular, flattened and slightly wider than long. Tail stout at the base, broad and flattened, narrowing rapidly to the sting. Plain greyish to light brown, whitish to cream ventrally. Bottom-dwelling marine ray widespread in coastal waters of the Southern Hemisphere at depths of 5-300 m. Adults common inshore during summer and autumn.

See also whai

Synonyms: pākaurua, whai repo, whai

tau roha

1. (noun) expanded numeral.

Ina tuhia tētahi tau hei tau roha ka kitea te uara o ōna mati katoa (TRP 2010:281). / If a number is written in expanded form, the value of all its digits can be seen (TRP 2010:281).

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