makokōrori
1. (noun) magpie moth caterpillar, Nyctemera annulata - a furry caterpillar that eats the leaves of daisy-like plants such as ragwort and cineraria.
He makokōrori te mea e kino ai te tupeka, he ngata ēnei e noho ana i te tupeka, he mea anō ka kainga ko ngā rau o te tupeka (TW 5/2/1876:70). / The thing that destroys tobacco plants is the magpie moth caterpillar, which live in the tobacco and eats the tobacco leaves.
Synonyms: tuahuru, tūpeke, mōkarakara
