piopio

/ ˈpiːɒpiːɒ /

noun

a New Zealand thrush, Turnagra capensis , thought to be extinct

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Word History and Origins

Origin of piopio¹

Māori, of imitative origin

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Example Sentences

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It was a store in the small town of Piopio that Mr Phillips was suspected of attempting to break into when police were called, leading to a chase and the shoot-out.

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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.

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It was Piopio he returned to on Monday morning.

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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.

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The enzyme acts like a pair of scissors, cutting up the Piopio protein and breaking the cell-matrix bonds.