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rirerire

1. (modifier) very, extremely, incredibly, awfully, exceptionally - used to intensify words indicating beauty.

He ātaahua rirerire te rā nei (W 1971:342). / This is an exceptionally beautiful day.

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rirerire

1. (noun) grey warbler, Gerygone igata - a small, slender, insect-eating songbird of greenish-grey colouring with a darker tail tipped white. Has an undulating, floating, feather-like flight. Lives in scrub, forest, parks and gardens.

See also riroriro


2. (noun) black field cricket, Teleogryllus commodus - flatish black insect active at night in summer when its loud high-pitched chirping is heard. Common from Kaikōura north in grassland.

See also pihareinga

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