2. (verb) (-tia) to turn up the ground, dig out a path, grub, root (as a pig does).
Ka patua a Te Tahi e te iwi rā, ka kawea ki uta kia tawhiti atu ai i ōna hoa o Tangaroa. Ka tanumia ki Ōpuru. Ka rongo a Tūtarakauika, ka kūtoro atu ki te whenua, ka keria he awaawa e tae atu ai ki te awa o Rangitāiki, ā, e tae atu ai ki a Te Tahi. Nānā i whakahoki te tinana o Te Tahi ki te moana, ki a Tangaroa (EM 2002:321). / When Te Tahi was killed by that tribe, he was taken inland so that he was a long way from his companions who lived in the sea. He was buried at Ōpuru. When Tūtarakauika heard of this he dug into the land, digging out a valley to the Rangitāiki river, which enabled him to reach Te Tahi. It was he who returned Te Tahi's body to the sea, to Tangaroa.
3. (verb) (-tia) to dig into, delve into, become involved.
Engari he tika, he iwi heahea, heahea pēnei nā, ka kūtoro heahea noa atu ki ngā pakanga a ētahi kē, koirā anō ka uru tonu ki te raruraru (EM 2002:109). / But it's correct that they're a foolish tribe, foolish in that they stupidly involve themselves in the battles of others and that's why they get into trouble.
4. (noun) spotted stargazer, Genyagnus monopterygius - a sedentary fish that camouflages itself by burrowing in the sand and mud. Preys upon animals moving over them and feeds on crabs, molluscs, worms, and small fish. Found on the continental shelf around Aotearoa/New Zealand and other southern Pacific islands, at depths down to 200 m. Its length is up to 45 cm. .
See also kourepoua
