tohemanga

Maori

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *tofe (“bivalve mollusc”). Compare Niuean tofe (“cockle shelfish”), Tongan tofe (“pearl oyster”).

Noun

tohemanga

  1. Oxyperas elongatum, a large species of marine bivalve mollusc.

Further reading

  • “tohemanga” 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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