parore

/ (ˈpɑːrəʊeɪ) /

noun plural parore

a dark brownish-green fish, Girella tricuspidata of coastal and estuarine waters in New Zealand's North Island and AustraliaAlso called: luderick, mangrove fish

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Word Origin for parore

Māori

Words nearby parore

paronymous, paroophoron, parophthalmia, paropsia, parorchidium, parore, parorexia, Paros, parosmia, parosteosis, parotic
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Example sentences from the Web for parore

  • One is a grandson and the other a nephew of Parore, a Nga-Puhi chief of high family and of great respectability.

    The Treaty of Waitangi|T. Lindsay Buick