kiore

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Maori.

Noun

kiore (plural kiores or kiore)

  1. (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

Anagrams

Maori

Etymology

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

Noun

kiore

  1. rat