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Whiringa-ā-rangi

1. (personal noun) sixth lunar month of the Māori year - approximately equivalent to November.

Ka tae ki te paunga o Whiringa-ā-rangi, kua keri te kātua i tētahi tārua kia whakawhānau i te hua kotahi (Te Ara 2014). / When it reaches late November the adult digs a burrow to lay a single egg.

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See also Whitiānaunau

Synonyms: Maramamātahi, Noema, Whitiānaunau

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