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mokomoko

British  
/ mɒkɒmɒkɒ /

noun

  1. a New Zealand skink, Leiolopisma zelandica

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Etymology

Origin of mokomoko

Māori

Example Sentences

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Olelo aku la kona Kuhina, "Ua oki ia manao ou, no ka mea, aole he huakai mokomoko ka kaua i hele mai nei, he huakai imi wahine ka kaua."

From The Hawaiian Romance Of Laieikawai by Beckwith, Martha Warren

Mahope iho o keia haunaele ana, hoomaka hou ka hoonoho o ke kahua mokomoko, ia manawa, pili aku la o Aiwohikupua ma ke kumu laau milo, e nana ana no ka hoouka kaua.

From The Hawaiian Romance Of Laieikawai by Beckwith, Martha Warren

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