popoia
1. (noun) tragus (of the ear) - the prominence on the inner side of the external ear, in front of and partly closing the passage to the organs of hearing. Sometimes used of the whole ear.
Nō te ata, pō iho, e moe ana i te taha o te ahi, tēnā e kīia he kurī pai, he kurī noho tonu ki te kāinga. Kāore, te tukua te rā kia āta toremi ki raro, ana, ka oho, tūtū ana ngā popoia, ka maranga ki te kaiā mea māna (MM.TKM 30/5/1857:3). / From morning to night it sleeps by the fire, and it will be called a good dog, quietly staying at home, but when the sun sets, it wakes up, pricks up its ears and sets off to steal food for itself.
