2. (modifier) double, paired, doubled, coupled, in pairs.
E tere papae ana aku waka taurua ki waho o tāhuna (M 2006:216). / My double canoes are drifting sideways out beyond the sandbank.
3. (noun) double canoe.
Nā, ka rūnanga rātou kia pēwhea rānei e riro mai ai tētahi tohunga mō tō rātou taurua, ā, ka mutu, ka tīkina atu anō a Ngātoroirangi (TMT 2/9/1861:10). / So they discussed how they could obtain a tohunga for their double canoe, and in the end they went and got Ngātoroirangi.
4. (noun) biennial.
Arā anō ētahi tipu ka ora mō te rua tau. Ka kīia he taurua (RP 2009:403). / There are some other plants that live for two years. They're called biennials.
5. (noun) even number.
E taea ana tētahi taurua te whakawehe pū ki te 2, kāore he toenga. Ko te mati whakamutunga o tētahi taurua, ko te 2, te 4, te 6, te 8, te 0 rānei. He mutunga-kore te huinga taurua (TRP 2010:282). / An even number is able to be divided exactly by 2 with no remainder. The last digit of an even number is always 2, 4, 6, 8, or 0. The set of even numbers is infinite (TRP 2010:282).
