piopio
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of piopio
Māori, of imitative origin
Example Sentences
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In the early hours of Monday, police responded to a report of an attempted burglary at a rural farm supply shop in the small town of Piopio.
From BBC
It was Piopio he returned to on Monday morning.
From BBC
Officers were responding to a reported robbery at a commercial property in Piopio, a small town in northern New Zealand, when Phillips and one of his children were spotted riding a quad bike.
From BBC
The enzyme acts like a pair of scissors, cutting up the Piopio protein and breaking the cell-matrix bonds.
From Science Daily
They found that the cells in the fruit fly's tracheal system are connected to the extracellular matrix by the proteins Dumpy and Piopio.
From Science Daily
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