whetūrere
1. (noun) comet.
Ki ētehi anō he tūruapō nō te rangi, arā, he whetūrere, raukura te āhua, e topatopa ana i te rangi, mārama tonu te autō ki muri (TTR 1994:173). / Others believe that it was celestial – that is, a comet in the shape of a feather soaring in the sky, with a bright tail behind.