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aho hīnātore

1. (noun) luminescence.

Ko te aho hīnātore - kāore e wera te whakaputaina o tēnei momo aho (hei tauira, ko te aho ka whakaputaina e te titiwai (RP 2009:156). / Luminescence - there is no heat when this type of light is produced (as an example, the light that is produced by a glowworm.

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