mātātoka

Maori

Etymology

From mātā (“heap, layer”) +‎ toka (“stone, rock”).

Noun

mātātoka

  1. fossil

Derived terms

  • tohunga mātātoka (“paleontologist”)

Further reading

  • “mātātoka” in John C. Moorfield, Te Aka: Maori–English, English–Maori Dictionary and Index, 3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, 2011, →ISBN.
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