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hura

1. (verb) (-hia,-ina) to remove (a covering), show (cards), uncover, expose, unveil.

Nā, kia mōhio tātou, ko ngā tīwaiwaka e tītakataka nei ka hura rā hoki ngā hukumaro ki runga, ka riro ko te upoko ki raro (TTT 1/10/1929:1086). / Now, we should know that fantails flit about opening their tail feathers up and with their head going down.

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Synonyms: maiki, tango, tauwehe, mākerekere, whakahorohoro, unuunu, hīkaro, huaranga, opeope, kāhaki, hiki, tohu, tiata, whakaatu, whakaariari, whakaaturanga, whakaari, whakaatuatu, whakakite, tohutohu, tītohu, mataraharaha

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