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toke

1. (noun) earthworm.

He toke tēnei rite tonu ki te waiū te āhua (HP 1991:15). / This earthworm looks just like the waiū earthworm.

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2. (noun) ear lobe.


3. (noun) Pudendum foeminium, uvula.

Toke

1. (loan) (personal name) Stock (surname).

toke waitai

1. (noun) mason worm, Thelepus spectabillis - forms a protective tunnel or case to which fragments of shell and sand are attached. Found partly buried in shell sand and under stones in rock pools at low tide.

toke moana

1. (noun) thorny worm, Glycera americana - a large slender species found in mud at low tide. Sometimes grows to 600 mm.


2. (noun) zebra earthworm, Notoscolex equestris - earthworm with zebra-like bands of pale cream alternating with purplish-brown. Found on Poor Knights Islands.

toke pā

1. (noun) spiny tubeworm, Pomatoceros caeruleus - forms coral-like masses up tp 900 mm in diameter, Strong shelly individual tubes are irregular, prominently rodged and with a spiny projection overhanging the round aperture. Worms are 20-30 mm long and occupy the outer end of their tubes. Found in isolated tubes cemented to rocks and in colonies.

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