kiore

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English

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Maori.

Noun

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kiore (plural kiores or kiore)

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

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Maori

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Etymology

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

Noun

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kiore

  1. rat