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nguture

1. (modifier) blunt, worn with use, second-hand.


2. (noun) red moki, Cheilodactylus spectabilis - a fish marked with eight reddish-brown vertical bands, paler reddish bands between. Deep and compressed body with moderate-sized head and small eyes. Lips thick and fleshy. Found around the coast of the North Island and inhabits broken rocky reefs at depths of 1-54 m.

Ki te āhua pēhi te tāmure, te nguture, te tarakihi i te mōunu, ki te āhua tākiri rānei te kaikai mai a te kahawai me te tarakihi, he tohu pai katoa ēnei mō āpōpō (WT 2013:29). / If snapper, red moki and tarakihi apply weight and downwards pressure to the bait, or if the nibbling of the kahawai and tarakihi is quite earnest, these are all good signs for tomorrow.

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Synonyms: manua, maratea, ngutere, nanua

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