Ika-o-te-rangi, Te
1. (location) The Milky Way - a band of light crossing the sky, made up of vast numbers of faint stars.
Ka tīkina ngā whetū, ka tātaitia. Ka whakamārōkia Te Ika-o-te-rangi (Tr 7:33). / The stars were fetched and arranged. The Milky Way was stretched out.
See also Mangōroa, Te
Synonyms: Ikaroa, Te, Ika-whenua-o-te-rangi, Te, Tāhū-o-te-rangi, Te, Roiata, Mangōroa, Te, Paeroa-o-Whānui
