katipo

British  

/ ˈkætɪˌpəʊ, ˈkɑːd- /

noun

1. a small venomous spider, Latrodectus katipo, of New Zealand, commonly black with a red or orange stripe on the abdomen

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Etymology

Origin of katipo

Māori

Example Sentences

Deep and dire are the maledictions heaved at the unhappy Shark, and in which his companions, Rimu and Toto, Wolf and Katipo, have unjustly to share.

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A great, heavy sow passes close before me, with Katipo tearing at her ear.

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And now we may take breath for a minute or two, praise old Katipo, and cut off the pig's ears as a trophy.

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Then Katipo discovers a small family of pigs comfortably stowed away among the dense vegetation of a little marshy hollow.

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Katipo and another dog that we have picked up have taken to lapping at the creek in the gully, and laying themselves down near the stream, seem inclined for a brief snooze.

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