kiore

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Maori.

Noun

kiore (plural kiore)

(New Zealand) Rattus exulans (Polynesian rat).

Further reading

Polynesian rat on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Rattus exulans on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Category:Rattus exulans on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

Anagrams

Eriko, Reiko

Maori

Etymology

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

Noun

kiore

rat

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