mohoao
1. (verb) to be untamed, unaccustomed, timid, reclusive, wild, barbaric, uncivilsed, savage.
Hei ētahi wā ka tukua ēnei hōiho kia mohoao, ko tētahi tāriana me tana māpu uwha (Te Ara 2016). / Sometimes these horses can go wild, a stallion with its herd of mares.
Synonyms: mohowao
2. (modifier) untamed, unaccustomed, timid, reclusive, wild, barbaric, uncivilsed, savage.
He tamaiti ātaahua a Arapata, he mōhio ki te mau patu, he kaiaka ki te patu kurī mohoao (TW 6/7/1878:337). / Albert was a handsome boy who knew how to wield weapons and kill wild animals.
3. (noun) barbarian, hermit, recluse, savage.
Ki te Kariki, ko ētahi atu iwi he mohoao (TTT 1/12/1931:67). / To the Greeks, other ethnic groups were barbarians.
Synonyms: moke
mohoao
1. (noun) black flounder, Rhombosolea retiaria - an exceedingly flattened fresh water endemic fish with both eyes on the top side. Dark greenish-black with masses of bright brick-red and paler grey spots on the upper surface. Lower surface is grey-white. Widespread in coastal waters in harbours, river mouths and estuaries.
See also pātiki mohoao
Synonyms: pātiki mohoao, pātiki
pātiki mohoao
1. (noun) black flounder, Rhombosolea retiaria - an exceedingly flattened fresh water endemic fish with both eyes on the top side. Dark greenish-black with masses of bright brick-red and paler grey spots on the upper surface. Lower surface is grey-white. Widespread in coastal waters in harbours, river mouths and estuaries.
