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tuangi

1. (noun) tuangi, New Zealand cockle, Austrovenus stutchburyi - a common round and plump bivalve mollusc with a ribbed shell found buried just beneath the surface on tidal mudflats and sand-flats. The shell is light grey in colour on the outside.

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Synonyms: tanetane, tungangi, hūai, hinangi, huangi

tuangi haruru

1. (noun) ringed venus shell, Dosinia anus - a bivalve mollusc common in sand near low tide level and deeper. Has a heavy, white, pinkish to brown shell with deep, sharp, circular ridges.

tungangi

1. (noun) tuangi, New Zealand cockle, Austrovenus stutchburyi - a common round and plump bivalve mollusc with a ribbed shell found buried just beneath the surface on tidal mudflats and sand-flats. The shell is light grey in colour on the outside.

See also tuangi

Synonyms: tanetane, tuangi, hūai, hinangi, huangi, kūpā, mātangata, matapura, kurewha, taiwhatiwhati, tāwiri, wahawaha, whētikotiko, tohemanga, ngūpara, kuharu, kūkukuroa, pūkanikani, hākari, rerekākara, tio, tuangi haruru, kākara, mitimiti, ngārahu tatawa, ngārahu taua, ataata, pūpū atamarama, tio para, totoro, tupa, ngaingai, taiawa, tūpere, ngaere, kukupara, ngākihi tea, matangārahu, karehu, ngāruru, papatua, ururoa, pipi, ngākihi hiwihiwi, papatai, hohehohe, pātitotito, peraro, pūpū harakeke, pūpū waharoa, purewha, ruheruhe, tākai, pōrohe, awatai, hihiwa, kāeo, pūpū rore, pāua, pipi taiari, tātara, kararuri, koeo, koriakai, korohiwa, karekawa, koeti, kōrama, korona, kororiwha, marapeka, matatangata, tōrire, kurewha, pipi taiari, rereho, takarape, torewai, wētiwha, karahū, tairaki, pipi tairaki, kūkuku, kukupati, papahurihuri, poua, rerekākara, tio, toheroa, kaitua, miware, pūpū, ngārahu tatawa, ngārahu taua, peke, pūpū kōrama, tihi, tipa, tuatua, ngākihi, kākahi, rūharu, kuhakuha, ngākihi hahae, ngākihi awaawa, niania, maurea, karehu, ngāruru, waharoa, ngāeo, tūteure, ngākihi kopia, hahari, kōmore, pātiotio, pūkauri, pūpū māeneene, pūpū waitai, purewha, pūrimu, takarepo, tūroro, kahitua, hauwai, hoehoe, whāngai karoro, pūpū rore, pāua, tātara, whētiko, papatua, karahiwa, karariwha, kawari, koio, korohiwa, kororiwha, matamatangongo, kōramu, hānea, tākupu, rehoreho, takarape, uere, wētiwha, karahū, pure, pipi tairaki, kūkuku, kukupati, papahurihuri, poua, toitoi, tikoaka, tuangi haruru, kākara, mitimiti, ngārahu tatawa, ngārahu taua, kaitangata, tihipu, tio repe, totorere, toretore, kākahi, rūharu, ngaere, kukupara, kuku-mau-toka, matangongore, mimiti, tītiko, ngaeti, karoro, wahanui, pipi, ngākihi hiwihiwi, papatai, hohehohe, pātitotito, peraro, pūpū karikawa, pūpū tuatea, pūtātara, pūrimu, takai, piritoka, angarite, harihari, hopetea, pīpipi, pūpū taratara, poro, pūpū tarataratea, karariwha

hinangi

1. (noun) tuangi, New Zealand cockle, Austrovenus stutchburyi - a common round and plump bivalve mollusc with a ribbed shell found buried just beneath the surface on tidal mudflats and sand-flats. The shell is light grey in colour on the outside.

See also tuangi

Synonyms: tanetane, tungangi, tuangi, hūai, huangi

tanetane

1. (noun) tuangi, New Zealand cockle, Austrovenus stutchburyi - a common round and plump bivalve mollusc with a ribbed shell found buried just beneath the surface on tidal mudflats and sand-flats. The shell is light grey in colour on the outside.

See also tuangi

Synonyms: hinangi, huangi, tungangi, tuangi, hūai, kukupati, papahurihuri, hākari, poua, toitoi, toheroa, kaitua, miware, pūpū, peke, kaitangata, pūpū atamarama, tihipu, tio para, tipa, totorere, tupa, toretore, ngaingai, taiawa, rūharu, tūpere, kuhakuha, ngākihi hahae, ngākihi awaawa, ngākihi tea, matangongore, mimiti, ngāruru, karoro, ururoa, ngāeo, tūteure, ngākihi kopia, hahari, kōmore, peraro, pūpū harakeke, pūpū tuatea, pūpū waitai, purewha, ruheruhe, tākai, piritoka, kahitua, awatai, hihiwa, hopetea, whāngai karoro, pūpū rore, pāua, tātara, whētiko, kararuri, kawari, koriakai, korohiwa, kororiwha, matamatangongo, matatangata, tōrire, tākupu, rehoreho, takarape, uere, karahū, wētiwha, pure, ngūpara, pipi tairaki, kūkukuroa, tio, toheroa, kaitua, mitimiti, ngārahu taua, ataata, pūpū atamarama, tihipu, tio para, tipa, totorere, tupa, ngākihi, kākahi, taiawa, rūharu, tūpere, kuhakuha, ngaere, kukupara, kuku-mau-toka, niania, matangārahu, karehu, ngaeti, waharoa, wahanui, pipi, ngākihi hiwihiwi, hohehohe, pātiotio, pūpū karikawa, pūpū māeneene, pūpū waharoa, pūtātara, pūrimu, takarepo, tūroro, pōrohe, angarite, hauwai, hihiwa, hoehoe, kāeo, pīpipi, pūpū taratara, poro, pūpū tarataratea, pātitotito, pūkauri, pūpū harakeke, pūpū tuatea, pūpū waitai, pūtātara, pūrimu, takai, tūroro, pōrohe, angarite, harihari, hoehoe, kāeo, pīpipi, pāua, tātara, whētiko, papatai, karahiwa, karekawa, koeti, koio, kōrama, kūpā, mātangata, kōramu, hānea, tākupu, rereho, tāwiri, wahawaha, karahū, pure, ngūpara, pipi tairaki, kūkuku, kukupati, pūkanikani, hākari, poua, toitoi, tikoaka, tuangi haruru, kākara, mitimiti, ngārahu tatawa, peke, pūpū kōrama, pūpū atamarama, tihi, tio repe, totoro, tuatua, tupa, ngākihi, kākahi, taiawa, rūharu, tūpere, kuhakuha, ngaere, kukupara, kuku-mau-toka, niania, maurea, tītiko, papatua, waharoa, ngāeo, tūteure, ngākihi kopia, hahari, karariwha, koeo, koio, korona, marapeka, matatangata, matapura, kurewha, pipi taiari, taiwhatiwhati, torewai, wahawaha, whētikotiko, tohemanga, tairaki, pipi tairaki, kuharu, kukupati, pūkanikani, hākari, rerekākara

hūai

1. (noun) tuangi, New Zealand cockle, Austrovenus stutchburyi - a common round and plump bivalve mollusc with a ribbed shell found buried just beneath the surface on tidal mudflats and sand-flats. The shell is light grey in colour on the outside.

See also tuangi

Synonyms: tanetane, tungangi, tuangi, hinangi, huangi

hākari

1. (verb) (-a,-tia) to adorn, dress the hair.

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2. (verb) (-tia) to have a feast.

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3. (noun) sumptuous meal, feast, banquet, celebration, entertainment.

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4. (noun) gift, present.

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Synonyms: tuari, koha, onāianei, whakaari, whakawhiwhi, whakahiku, tāpae, perehana, tuku, whiu, kōparepare


5. (noun) food display for a feast - high wooden framework on which food was placed for a feast in traditional times.


6. (noun) roe (of fish), yolk of an egg.

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Synonyms: toene,


7. (noun) fine dosinia, Dosinia subrosea - smaller than the tuangi haruru, the coarse dosonia, it is a medium-sized saltwater Venus clam, or medium bivalve mollusc.

See also harihari

Synonyms: matamatangongo, mātangata, matatangata, kōramu, matapura, tōrire, hānea, kurewha, tākupu, pipi taiari, rehoreho, rereho, taiwhatiwhati, takarape, tanetane, tāwiri, torewai, tungangi, uere, wahawaha, wētiwha, whētikotiko, karahū, tohemanga, pure, tairaki, ngūpara, pipi tairaki, kuharu, kūkuku, kūkukuroa, kukupati, pūkanikani, papahurihuri, poua, rerekākara, toitoi, tio, tikoaka, toheroa, tuangi, tuangi haruru, kaitua, kākara, miware, mitimiti, pūpū, ngārahu tatawa, ngārahu taua, peke, ataata, kaitangata, pūpū kōrama, pūpū atamarama, tihipu, tihi, tio para, tio repe, tipa, totoro, totorere, tuatua, tupa, toretore, ngākihi, ngaingai, kākahi, taiawa, rūharu, tūpere, kuhakuha, ngaere, ngākihi hahae, kukupara, ngākihi awaawa, kuku-mau-toka, ngākihi tea, niania, matangongore, matangārahu, maurea, mimiti, karehu, tītiko, ngāruru, ngaeti, papatua, karoro, waharoa, ururoa, wahanui, ngāeo, pipi, tūteure, ngākihi hiwihiwi, ngākihi kopia, papatai, hahari, hohehohe, hūai, kōmore, pātitotito, pātiotio, peraro, pūkauri, pūpū karikawa, pūpū harakeke, pūpū māeneene, pūpū tuatea, pūpū waharoa, pūpū waitai, pūtātara, purewha, pūrimu, ruheruhe, takarepo, takai, tākai, tūroro, piritoka, pōrohe, kahitua, angarite, awatai, hauwai, harihari, hihiwa, hinangi, hoehoe, hopetea, kāeo, whāngai karoro, pīpipi, pūpū rore, pūpū taratara, pāua, poro, tātara, pūpū tarataratea, whētiko, koio, kōrama, karariwha, karahiwa, kararuri, karekawa, kawari, koeo, koeti, koriakai, korohiwa, korona, kororiwha, kūpā, marapeka

hahari

1. (noun) oblong venus shell, Ruditapes largillierti - bivalve mollusc living in sandy mud near low tide. Solid shell, yellowish-white inside and out.


2. (noun) fine dosinia, Dosinia subrosea - smaller than the tuangi haruru, the coarse dosonia, it is a medium-sized saltwater Venus clam, or medium bivalve mollusc.

harihari

1. (noun) fine dosinia, Dosinia subrosea - smaller than the tuangi haruru, the coarse dosonia, it is a medium-sized saltwater Venus clam, or medium bivalve mollusc.

huangi

1. (noun) tuangi, New Zealand cockle, Austrovenus stutchburyi - a common round and plump bivalve mollusc with a ribbed shell found buried just beneath the surface on tidal mudflats and sand-flats. The shell is light grey in colour on the outside.

See also tuangi

Synonyms: tanetane, tungangi, tuangi, hūai, hinangi

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