2. (noun) hackles.
Ngengere ana te kurī me te tūtū o ōna mōtihetihe (Ng 1993:192). / The dog growled and its hackles rose (Ng 1993:192).
3. (noun) stitchbird, Notiomystis cincta - a rare endemic forest bird, the male has a black head, upper breast and back, bordered by golden yellow across the breast. White tufts behind the eyes and yellow shoulder patch. Female grayish brown with white wingbar.
See also hihi
Synonyms: kōhihi, kōtihe, kōtihe wera, kōtihetihe, matakiore, tiora, tihe, tioro, hihi
