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anuhe

1. (noun) caterpillar, kūmara moth caterpillar, Agrius convolvuli caterpillar.

Ki ētahi iwi he awheto te anuhe (TTT 1/12/1924:s44). / To some tribes 'āwheto' is another name for an 'anuhe' (caterpillar).

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See also mokamoka, āwheto

Synonyms: mūharu, mūwharu, hōtete

2. (noun) skin markings (of mackerel).

Anō te kiri, me te anuhe tawatawa ngā mahi a te kauri (NM 1928:23). / Look at the skin, the abundance of tattooing is like the markings on the skin of a mackerel!

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anuhē

1. (stative) be sickly.

Ka nui tana ora, kāore i te anuhē (W 1971:10). / She is well, not sickly.

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Synonyms: māruru, matemate, māuiui, hanga mate

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