1. (verb) to move up and down, sway up and down.
E tīemiemi ana te poti i te nui o ngā ngaru (PK 2008:921). / The boat is moving up and down from the size of the waves.
Synonyms: pānukunuku
3. (noun) blue damselfly, Austrolestes colensonis - a species smaller than a dragonfly.
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