tokoroa
1. (modifier) thin, lean, lanky.
He manu moana, waewae tokoroa taka mai ai ki ngā tahataha awa, kai haere ai (M 2006:136). / A sea bird, with long thin legs came down to the river side to feed.
Synonyms: kōhoi, tūpuhi, taramore, tītaha, whāiti, whīroki, wharara, whīrokiroki, hīroki, tūai, tūoi, tūpuhipuhi, honga, hauwarea, hirinaki, pāhehaheha, paparewa, pirohea, taiuru, whirinaki
