2. (noun) centipede.
Ka whakahaua e Whiro āna tini, ngā namu poto, ngā naonao, ngā rō, ngā peketua, ngā pepe-te-muimui, ngā pekepeke haratua, ētahi manu, ētahi pekapeka (Te Ara 2012). / Whiro sent his army – small sandflies, midges, stick insects, centipedes, butterflies, and crane flies, as well as some birds and some bats.
3. (noun) load carried on the back, backpack.
Synonyms: pīkau
