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tāwiri

1. (noun) white rock shell, Neothais scalaris - a univalve shellfish.

See also hopetea

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

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