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Tāhei Aorangi Iti

1. (noun) Asteroid Belt.

Ko te aorangi iti: He maramara toka e amio ana i te rā. Ko te nuinga e noho mai ana i te ātea i waenganui i ngā aorangi o Matawhero me Pareārau. Ka kīia tēnei rohe o te ātea ko te Tāhei Aorangi Iti (RP 2009:167). / An asteroid: A piece of rock which is orbit around the sun, mostly in the area between Mars and Jupiter. This area is known as the Asteroid Belt (RP 2009:167).

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