tepetepe
1. (noun) jellyfish - a general name.
E kī ana tā rātou tino nūpepa, pēnei tō rātou āhua ki te ika e rite ana ki te tepetepe (TKO 15/6/1917:6). / Their main newspaper is saying that their nature is like a fish similar to a jellyfish.
Synonyms: kakaru moana, kūreperepe moana, maremare tai, kūreperepe ā-tai, pūkarukaru, petipeti, pūkahukahu
2. (noun) clot of blood.
Ki te tae atu te tepetepe e mau mai ana ki tana waewae ki ana roro, tērā ia te mate ai i te ikura roro (PK 2008:915). / If the clot of blood carried in her leg reaches her brain, then she will die from a stroke.
