1. (noun) intertidal zone, foreshore, seashore, littoral zone, shore between high and low water marks - also as te marae o Hinekirikiri. Hinekirikiri is the female guardian of the intertidal zone.
Ko te ara o Hinekirikiri te kāinga o te toheroa me te tuatua. / The intertidal zone is the home of the toheroa and the tuatua.
Synonyms: taihua, tapātai, matāwhanga, tahatai
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