2. (noun) young (of birds, animals, fish and whales).
Nō te haerenga o ētahi tāngata ki te hopuhopu punua toroa i Rangitūtahi ka mate nei tokoiwa ki te moana (TP 1/12/1900:9). / When some people were going to catch young albatrosses at Rangitūtahi nine died at sea.
See also punua kurī
Te Aka Māori-English, English-Māori Dictionary and Index by John C Moorfield comprises a selection of modern and everyday language that will be extremely useful for learners of the Māori language.
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He Pātaka Kupu is a monolingual Māori language dictionary, and was designed using its own culturally authentic terms.
