tioro
1. (verb) to scream, screech, make a discordant noise.
Ka tangi ana te kārearea i te rangi paki, he ua āpōpō. Ki te tioro te manu rā i te rangi pōuri, he rā paki ka whai āpōpō (Te Ara 2013). / If the kārearea (falcon) screams on a fine day, it will rain the next day. If it screams on a dull day, it will be a fine day tomorrow.
Synonyms: tīwē, tekekō, ngāngā, ngē, kīrea, kā, ngoengoe, ngoe, kē, pioro
2. (verb) to be shrill.
He āhua roroa rawa nei āna kōrero ki te Pāremata, tioro nei hoki tōna reo (TTR 1994:111). / In Parliament he was inclined to speak at some length, with a strident voice.
Synonyms: tīkākā
4. (noun) shriek, squawk.
Mō tō kī mō te pīpīwharauroa e tīmata ana te tioro i te haerenga ake o te raumati (HKW 1/7/1902:7). / It concerns what you stated about the squawking of the shining cuckoo at the onset of summer.
5. (noun) stitchbird, Notiomystis cincta - a rare endemic forest bird, the male has a black head, upper breast and back, bordered by golden yellow across the breast. White tufts behind the eyes and yellow shoulder patch. Female grayish brown with white wingbar.
See also hihi
Synonyms: kōtihetihe, matakiore, mōtihetihe, tiora, tihe, hihi, kōhihi, kōtihe, kōtihe wera
