tōrea
1. (noun) oystercatcher, pied oystercatcher, Haematopus ostralegus - a sea-coast wading bird with black-and-white or all-black plumage and a thin orange-red bill. Feeds chiefly on shellfish, worms, insects and small fish. Breeds on inland riverbeds and farmland of the South Island.
(Te Māhuri Textbook (Ed. 2): 116;)
Synonyms: tōrea tuawhenua
2. (noun) pied stilt, Himantopus himantopus - a black-and-white wader with very long pinkish-red legs and a long, fine, black bill. Usually found in flocks.
(Te Pihinga Study Guide (Ed. 1): 1;)
See also poaka
Synonyms: turuturu pourewa, turituri pourewa, tuturi pourewa, tuturu pourewa, poaka
tītī tōrea
1. (noun) game played with sticks thrown in time to a song.
See also tī rākau
tōrea tuawhenua
1. (noun) South Island pied oystercatcher, pied oystercatcher, Haematopus finschi - a sea-coast wading bird with black-and-white or all-black plumage and a thin orange-red bill. Feeds chiefly on shellfish, worms, insects and small fish. Breeds on inland riverbeds and farmland of the South Island.
Synonyms: tōrea
2. (verb) to shine (e.g. through a narrow aperture).
Ka kitea te mārama tū-ā-iti nei e tore ana; i kitea ki te angotanga o te kēkē o Rangi (White 1 1887:144). / A glimmer of light was shining; seen in the gap in Rangi's armpit.
Synonyms: tīrama, pīata, titi, titiwha, whakahīnātore, whakakanapa, whakakōpura, whakapīata, aho, kōpura, kōrapu, iraira, tīaho, hahana, parakena, kōwatawata, kohara, hana, kōtamutamu, tīramarama, tōwahiwahi, tōwāwahi
3. (modifier) quick, keen, sharp (of eyesight).
Kīia ai te tangata karu tore, ‘he kanohi hōmiromiro’ (Te Ara 2016). / A person with sharp eyesight was said to have 'eyes of a tomtit'.
4. (noun) vagina, vulva.
Koia nei te pūtake mai o te ure tāne. Koia nei te pūtake o te tore wahine i te ao nei (JPS 1903:150). / That is the origin of the male penis. That is the origin of the female vagina in this world.
