3. (noun) New Zealand sandalwood, Mida salicifolia - slender tree of lowland or lower montane forest, up to 6 m tall. Leaves are slender, leathery and somewhat glossy above. Fruit is narrow and bright red.
See also maire taiki
Synonyms: maire taiki
manu tāiko
1. (noun) sentry bird - a bird acting as a sentry for the flock.
Kei hea aku manu tīoriori, aku manu taki, aku manu tāiko i te kāhui e pōkaikaha nei, e hūrangi nei? (HM 1/1998:1). / Where are my song birds, my sentry birds, my guardian birds of the flock that is flustered and unsettled?
Synonyms: manu taupunga, manu taki
