tārua
1. (noun) saddle (in a ridge).
E rua nei ana whitinga i te tārua o Barron i te hikuwai o te waiparahoaka o Mueller i te tau 1905 (TTR 2000:217). / In 1905 she made the double crossing of the Barron Saddle at the head of the Mueller Glacier.
Synonyms: tawhātanga, tāwhatitanga
2. (noun) hollow, burrow.
Ka tae ki te paunga o Whiringa-ā-rangi, kua keri te kātua i tētahi tārua kia whakawhānau i te hua kotahi (Te Ara 2014). / When it reaches late November the adult digs a burrow to lay a single egg.
