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anahera

1. (loan) (noun) angel.

Ko ngā whetū e whitu, ko ngā anahera o ngā hāhi e whitu: ko ngā tūranga rama e whitu, ko ngā hāhi e whitu (PT Whakakitenga 1:20). / The seven stars are the angels of the seven churches: and the seven candle-sticks which thou sawest are the seven churches.

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pātiotio

1. (verb) to be frozen over.

Kua pātiotio katoa te wai (W 1971:271). / The water is completely frozen over.

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2. (noun) angel wing rock borer, Barnea similis - a wing-shaped bivalve mollusc found between tides inside tunnels which it bores into soft rock.

Ngā Ānahera

1. (loan) (location) Los Angeles - a city on the Pacific coast of California and the second largest city in the US.

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