1. (loan) (noun) antelope, roe.
Nā tokotoru ngā tama a Teruia i reira, ko Ioapa, ko Apihai, ko Atahere; he wae māmā hoki a Atahere, koia anō kei tētahi anaterope o te koraha (PT 2Hamuera 2:18). / Now the three sons of Zeruiah were there: Joab and Abishai and Asahel. And Asahel was as fleet of foot as a wild antelope.
Synonyms: hua
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