kiore

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Maori.

Noun[edit]

kiore (plural kiore)

  1. (New Zealand) Rattus exulans (Polynesian rat).

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Maori[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Polynesian *kiole. Cognate with Hawaiian ʻiole.

Noun[edit]

kiore

  1. rat