ngārara

1. (noun) insect, creepy-crawly, reptile.

(Te Pihinga Textbook (Ed. 2): 115; Te Māhuri Video Tapes (Ed. 1): 2; Te Māhuri Study Guide (Ed. 1): 7;)

Koia nei te tīmatanga o ngā mea katoa i te ao nei, ahakoa tarutaru, rākau, kōhatu, ngā ika, ngā manu, ngā ngārara, ngā pāpā, ngā pūwerewere, ngā mū, ngā pūrerehua (W 1971:213). / That is the beginning of all things in this world, whether it be vegetation, trees, rocks, fish, birds, reptiles, geckos, spiders, insects or moths.

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Synonyms: mokopeke, moko, ngāngara

2. (noun) bug, bacterium, bacteria, germ, bacillus, bacilli.

Ko te pūtake o tēnei mate he ngārara anō. Tērā taua ngārara e tipu ki ngā wāhi katoa o te tinana, engari ko te pukapuka te wāhi e tino nohoia ana (TTT 1/7/1922:10). / The cause of this disease is actually a bacterium. That bacterium can grow anywhere in the body, but the lungs is the primary place that it resides.

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Synonyms: huakita

3. (noun) monster.

Kai Te Aupōuri me Ngāti Kurī tētahi atu ngārara ngata he pūpū harakeke tōna ingoa (TWK 41:17). / In Te Aupōuri me Ngāti Kurī territory there is another monster snail called a pūpū harakeke (Placostylus ambagiosus).

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Synonyms: kaurehe, taniwha, wairangi, nauwhea

ngārara rorohiko

1. computer virus.

ngārara hiraka

1. (loan) (noun) silkworm, Bombyx mori - a caterpillar which feeds on the leaves of the white mulberry and spins a cocoon of silk.

He mea hanga nā te ngārara hiraka te hiraka (Popi 1887:21). / Silk is made by the silkworm.

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ngārara wehi

1. (noun) leather-leaf fern, Pyrrosia eleagnifolia - scrambling or climbing native fern with thick and leathery, tongue-like fronds from almost round to long and strap-like. Undersides pale and downy. Edges curled under. Common on trees and rocks in native forest and exposed coast.

puku ngārara

1. (noun) swollen stomach, distended stomach, bloated stomach.

ngārara pāpā

1. (noun) Pacific gecko, brown gecko, Dactylocnemis pacificus - previously called Hoplodactylus pacificus. The markings on this species may often be brighter and with greater contrast compared to the common gecko. Widespread throughout the North Island and offshore islands in the north. Nocturnal, hiding during the day, and rarely seen basking. Lives on the ground, but will climb trees. Found in a variety of habitats.