hikumaro
1. (noun) tail (of a bird), rear, tail feather.
Nā tana kaha riri ki tēnei, ka takahiria e te rangatira rā ngā ngutu o te karawa huia kia roa kia tarea ai e ia te whakatika tōna hikumaro ki te taha (Te Ara 2015). / Because he was annoyed with this, the chief curved the beak of the female huia so that it was long enough for her to be able to lift her tail feathers to the side.
Synonyms: whakatipu, whāngai, kōkai, hikutira, whakatiputipu, whakatupu