totoro
1. (verb) (tōrona) to stretch forth, extend to, reach out.
Ki te titiro a te tauhou e āhua whāiti ana te wahapū o Whangaroa, nō te mea e āraitia ana e tētahi kūmore e totoro atu ana ki te wai (TWMNT 27/6/1876:148). / Strangers think that Whangaroa harbour is quite narrow because it is hidden by a promontory stretching out into the water.
2. (noun) wentletrap, Cirsotrema zelebori - a univalve with a corkscrew-shaped shell found on sandy beaches in shallow water and to depths of about 180 m. Has a tall white shell with a circular opening and the spiral has fine ridges.
