2. (noun) feeler (of crayfish), antenna, sucker, thin shoot, tendril (of plants), tentacle (of Portuguese man-of-war), sliver, baleen - any long slender appendage.
Synonyms: pāhau, pāhautea, hihi tohorā
3. (noun) straight line (maths).
4. (noun) stitchbird, Notiomystis cincta - a rare endemic forest bird, the male has a black head, upper breast and back, bordered by golden yellow across the breast. White tufts behind the eyes and yellow shoulder patch. Female grayish brown with white wingbar.
Synonyms: kōhihi, kōtihe, kōtihe wera, kōtihetihe, matakiore, mōtihetihe, tiora, tihe, tioro