potipoti
1. (noun) trumpet made from a conch shell.
(Te Māhuri Textbook (Ed. 2): 164; Te Māhuri Study Guide (Ed. 1): 75;)
Ko te pūtātara he taonga pūoro he mea hanga i te anga wahanui nō te moana. Ka hono he waha ki te pito koikoi o te anga. Arā atu anō ētahi ingoa mō tēnei taonga: he potipoti, he pūmoana (TWK 41:12). / A pūtātara is a musical instrument made from the conch shell of the ocean. A mouthpiece is attached to the sharp end of the shell. There are other names for this instrument: 'potipoti' and 'pūmoana'.
See also pūtātara
2. (noun) sandhopper, Corophium acutum - small crustaceans which spring up and down when a piece of seaweed or wood on the beach is disturbed.
Synonyms: mōwhitiwhiti, mōwhiti, mōwhīwhiti
