1. (verb) to abound, be plentiful.
Kai te ngawiki ngā kararehe o ngā toka i te pō, pēnei i te pāpaka, i te kehe, i te pūpū (WT 2013:33). / At night the creatures of the rocks abound, such as crabs, marblefish and pūpū.
Synonyms: whakamakuru, rari
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