kiore
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Maori.
Noun
kiore (plural kiores or kiore)
- (New Zealand) The Polynesian rat, Rattus exulans. [from 19th c.]
- 2003, Michael King, The Penguin History of Aotearoa New Zealand, Penguin, published 2023, page 6:
- The only means of transport available to kiore was Polynesian vessels.
Further reading
- Polynesian rat on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Rattus exulans on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Category:Rattus exulans on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Anagrams
Maori
Etymology
From Proto-Polynesian *kiole. Cognate with Hawaiian ʻiole.
Noun
kiore