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kaiao

1. (modifier) alive, living.

Ka aroha atu te tamaiti ki ngā kōura kaiao e oreore tonu ana i te pouaka (PK 2008:185). / The child felt sorry for the live crayfish still wriggling in the box.

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Synonyms: noho, tauoranga, oranga, mataora

2. (noun) living being, living thing, living organism.

Kei ngā kaiao katoa o te ao tētahi momo matūwaro kīia ai ko carbon 14 (Te Ara 2015). / All living organisms of the world contain a form of carbon called carbon 14.

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