pāmu wēra
1. (loan) (noun) sperm whale, Physeter macrocephalus.
(Te Māhuri Textbook (Ed. 2): 7;)
Ko ngā wēra kua mate e whā pāmu wēra, ko ngā kapetaone e waru, kāore anō kia mutu te patu kia pau ngā rā o Pēpuere, 1875 (TW 12/2/1875:9). / The whales that are captured, are four sperm whales, and eight scamperdowns, and the season will not be over until the end of February, 1875.
Synonyms: parāoa