1. (verb) to moult, shed the skin.
Ka puta ake te ngengeti i te atatū ki te kahiwi o te rākau, kātahi ka whakamāunu, ka rere (PK 2008:526). / The cicada pupa appeared on the trunk of the tree just after sunrise, then it shed its skin and flew off.
Synonyms: turuki
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