2. (noun) monkey.
Noho nei tētahi piriniha, ā, ka whakamōhio i ētahi hako ki te kanikani, he iwi whakatau hoki te hako ki ngā mahi a te tangata (KO 15/10/1883:6). / There was a prince and he taught some monkeys to dance as monkeys are animals that imitate the activities of people.
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