tirikohu
1. (verb) to dive, plunge, plummet.
Tirikohu ana te tākupu ki te wai ki te kapo rere i te aua (HJ 2015:120). / The Australasian gannet dived into the water to immediately snatch the yelloweye mullet.
Synonyms: urupou
1. (verb) to dive, plunge, plummet.
Tirikohu ana te tākupu ki te wai ki te kapo rere i te aua (HJ 2015:120). / The Australasian gannet dived into the water to immediately snatch the yelloweye mullet.
Synonyms: urupou
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