kapu parahua rahi
1. (noun) inflated cushion star, Stegnaster inflatus - a rare species of echinoderm, similar to the common cushion star, but larger, thicker, arched in the middle and more brilliantly coloured buff, orange, orange-vermilion, purple or greyish-green. Found from Hauraki Gulf to Timaru.
koeke
1. (verb) (-tia) to mature, grow old.
I a ia ka koeketia, i te kaha tonu ki te ārahi i tōna iwi, i a Tūhourangi me te iwi kāinga i Te Whakarewarewa; kāore tētehi take e ara, māna rawa e whakamana (TTR 1994:126). / When he reached old age he continued to lead Tūhourangi and the people of Whakarewarewa; nothing could be done without his approval.
Synonyms: whatutoto, whakapakeke, pāhake, pakeke, taipakeke, tūpakeke, pakari, taikaumātua
2. (verb) (-tia) to distend, inflate, expand.
Kua koeketia te poho o te wahine nei (W 1971:123). / This woman has distended her chest.
3. (noun) elderly man, old man, adult.
Nā tōna pāpā ake me ngā koeke i whāngai ki ngā kai mārō a tōna iwi, ā, whakangaua rawatia ki te paepae (TTR 1994:124). / His own father and the elders fed him the deep knowledge of his people, and initiated him.
Synonyms: korokoroua, ruānuku, kaumātua, pēperekōu, nehe, tāua, kokoro, koroua, tauheke, koroheke, pou
4. (noun) grasshopper.
5. (noun) shrimp, Paratya curvirostris - a species of freshwater shrimp endemic to Aotearoa/New Zealand. Found from North Island to Stewart Island, and including the Chatham Islands.
Synonyms: kōuraura, mōwhīwhiti, tarawera, kōura rangi, uraura
6. (noun) North Island freshwater crayfish, Paranephrops planifrons - found in native forest, exotic forest, and pastoral waterways, but very rarely in urban streams because of chemical pollution, increased flood flows from stormwater inputs, and degradation of habitat.
whakapikinga utu
1. (noun) mark-up, inflation.
Me mōhio te ākonga ki te whakanui, ki te whakaiti rānei i te rahinga o tētahi mea, i runga anō i te nui o tētahi ōrau kua whakaritea, pēnei i te whakapikinga utu taonga, i te whakahekenga utu taonga, i te tāke hokohoko rānei (Pa 1996:35). / The student should know how to increase or reduce the quantity of something according to a set percentage, such as the mark-up or discount on goods or GST.
nohu
1. (noun) southern burrfish, Allomycterus pilatus - a fish that can inflate its body as a means of defence. When inflated, long spines embedded in the skin become rigid and erect. It is white, variously blotched and spotted with brown and yellow. Found only in the southern Tasman Sea and occurs from North Cape to Otago Peninsula in coastal waters up to depths of 363 m.
See also kōpūwaitōtara
kōpūtōtara
1. (noun) southern burrfish, Allomycterus pilatus - a fish that can inflate its body as a means of defence. When inflated, long spines embedded in the skin become rigid and erect. It is white, variously blotched and spotted with brown and yellow. Found only in the southern Tasman Sea and occurs from North Cape to Otago Peninsula in coastal waters up to depths of 363 m.
See also kōpūwaitōtara
kōpūwaitōtara
1. (noun) southern burrfish, Allomycterus pilatus - a fish that can inflate its body as a means of defence. When inflated, long spines embedded in the skin become rigid and erect. It is white, variously blotched and spotted with brown and yellow. Found only in the southern Tasman Sea and occurs from North Cape to Otago Peninsula in coastal waters up to depths of 363 m.
