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takarape

1. (noun) pink sunset shell, Gari convexa - a triangular-shaped bivalve mollusc commonly deeply buried in sand near low tide. Narrow shell, pinkish outside with bands of reddish-purple and is reddish-purple inside.

See also takarepo

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

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