1. (verb) to be trembling, vibrating, quivering.
Synonyms: wheoi, aroarowhaki, wanawana, wiriwiri, ārohirohi
2. (noun) ventral fin (of a fish).
3. (noun) gills (of a fish).
Arā ngā hawa o te whai kei ngā haenga i te taha whakararo o tana tinana (PK 2008:95). / There are the gills of the stingray at the slits on the lower side of its body.
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