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kōrama

1. (noun) winkle, common cat's eye, cat's eye turban shell, Turbo smaragdus - a  univalve mollusc common on rocks between tides, the shell is dark, heavy and smooth, and has an eye-like operculum. Lives on the tiny young seaweeds on the rocks. A favourite traditional food of Māori.

See also pūpū

Synonyms: karahiwa, karariwha, kararuri, kararuri, karekawa, kawari, koeo, koeo, koeti, koriakai, korona, kūpā, matamatangongo, mātangata, kōramu, tōrire, kurewha, tākupu, rehoreho, taiwhatiwhati, tanetane, tāwiri, torewai, tungangi, wahawaha, whētikotiko, tohemanga, pure, tairaki, ngūpara, pipi tairaki, kuharu, kūkukuroa, pūkanikani, hākari, poua, rerekākara, tio, toheroa, tuangi, kaitua, kākara, mitimiti, ngārahu tatawa, peke, kaitangata, pūpū atamarama, tihipu, tihi, tio para, tio repe, totoro, tuatua, tupa, toretore, ngākihi, ngaingai, taiawa, tūpere, ngaere, kukupara, ngākihi awaawa, kuku-mau-toka, ngākihi tea, matangongore, maurea, mimiti, tītiko, ngaeti, papatua, karoro, waharoa, wahanui, ngāeo, pipi, ngākihi hiwihiwi, ngākihi kopia, hahari, hohehohe, kōmore, pātitotito, peraro, pūkauri, pūpū harakeke, pūpū māeneene, pūpū tuatea, pūpū waitai, purewha, ruheruhe, takai, tūroro, piritoka, pōrohe, kahitua, angarite, awatai, harihari, hinangi, hopetea, kāeo, whāngai karoro, pūpū rore, pūpū taratara, pāua, tātara, whētiko, koio, korohiwa, kororiwha, marapeka, matatangata, matapura, hānea, pipi taiari, rereho, takarape, tāwiri, torewai, uere, wētiwha, karahū, pure, tairaki, ngūpara, pipi tairaki, kūkuku, kukupati, papahurihuri, poua, toitoi, tikoaka, tuangi haruru, miware, pūpū, ngārahu taua, ataata, pūpū kōrama, tihipu, tihi, tio para, tio repe, tipa, totorere, tupa, toretore, ngākihi, kākahi, rūharu, kuhakuha, ngākihi hahae, ngākihi awaawa, kuku-mau-toka, niania, matangārahu, karehu, ngāruru, papatua, karoro, ururoa, ngāeo, tūteure, papatai, hūai, pātiotio, pūpū karikawa, pūpū māeneene, pūpū waharoa, pūtātara, pūrimu, takarepo, tākai, piritoka, pōrohe, kahitua, angarite, hauwai, hihiwa, hoehoe, kāeo, pīpipi, pūpū taratara, poro, pūpū tarataratea

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