meroiti
1. (verb) to be small.
Kei te whakamoemiti atu te manu meroiti nei ki ētahi o ana kaitautoko e whiu mai nei i ngā hua kāramuramu hei oranga mōna kia kaha ai tana korokī i runga i tōna pae (KO 15/5/1885:4). / This small bird is thanking some of its sponsers who have tossed some karamū berries as sustenance so that its call on its perch will be loud.
2. (noun) plankton.
He rauropi mōkitokito te meroiti e noho ana i te kārewa o te wai tai me te wai māori (RP 2009:287). / Plankton are microscopic organisms living in the surface of sea water and fresh water.
