tuahuru
1. (modifier) hairy, shaggy, rough.
Ka whai tonu te wahine ki te ringa tuahuru hei mahi kai māna (W 1971:445). / A woman will pursue the man with hands roughened with hard work.
Synonyms: māngonge, matara, taratara, torehapehape, tuarangaranga, tuatete, tūpā, mākinakina, tuaranga, mātoretore, pūtiotio, pūhungahunga, hīngarungaru, huakau, whekewheke, tupangarua, pūhutihuti, tarakinakina, tito
2. (noun) hairiness, shagginess, roughness.
I kite koe i te tuahuru o te tangata rā? E kore e makariri i ngā pō takurua (PK 2008:984). / Did you see the hairiness of that man? He won't be cold on wintry nights.
Synonyms: pūhungahunga, hīngarungaru, pūhutihuti
3. (noun) magpie moth caterpillar, Nyctemera annulata - an endemic furry caterpillar predominantly black with yellowish-orange stripes running along the length of its body. Eats the leaves of daisy-like plants such as ragwort and cineraria.
Ko te pīpīwharauroa tētahi manu kāore e mate i te tuahuru (PK 2008:984). / The shining cuckoo is a bird that will not be killed by the magpie moth caterpillar.
See also tūpeke
Synonyms: makokōrori, tūpeke, mōkarakara
4. (noun) orangutan.
