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rearea

1. (verb) to spring up as fresh growth.

He mea tohutohu e ia ōna hoa mahi, ngā whakatupuranga e rearea ake nei, me ērā katoa anō hoki e rapu ana i te tuakiri Aotearoa i roto i ngā mahi hoahoa, ā, me pēhea tēnei e tino taea ai (TTR 2000:194). / He showed his colleagues, rising generations of students, and all those searching for a New Zealand identity in architecture how this might be achieved.

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2. (noun) bellbird, Anthornis melanura - an olive-green songbird with a short curved bill and dark bluish-black wings known for its loud, clear, liquid songs. Female has a lighter colour and a white stripe below the eye.

(Te Māhuri Study Guide (Ed. 1): 25;)

See also korimako

me te rearea

1. how beautiful, how stunning.

Titiro ki a Ngāhuia. Me te rearea! / Look at Ngāhuia. She’s stunning!

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Iti rearea teitei kahikatea ka taea

1. Although small you can ascend great heights.

The small belbird overcomes the tall kahikatea. /

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pouākai

1. (noun) a gigantic extinct bird similar to a kārearea, Harpagornis moorei.

Ko te pouākai he manu nui whakaharara ki ngā kōrero tipua a te Māori (M 2005:222). / According to Māori mythology, the pouākai was a huge bird.

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