koea
1. (noun) Delcourt's sticky-toed gecko, Delcourt's giant gecko, Hoplodactylus delcourti - a species of lizard which was the largest of all geckos at over 600 mm long. Endemic to Aotearoa/New Zealand but now thought to be extinct.
Ka kitea te koea, he aituā, he kaupapa tahuri (W 1971:122). / When a Delcourt's sticky-toed gecko was seen, there was a misfortune, a failed project.
See also kaweau
