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toheroa

[toh-uh-roh-uh]
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noun, plural to·he·ro·as, to·he·ro·a.
  1. a large marine clam, Amphidesma ventricosum, of waters near New Zealand.
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Origin of toheroa

Borrowed into English from Maori around 1870–75
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Historical Examples

  • Under the native name of Toheroa, a factory at Dargaville preserves these bivalves in tins.

    Beautiful Shells of New Zealand

    E. G. B. Moss

British Dictionary definitions for toheroa

toheroa

noun
  1. a bivalve mollusc, Amphidesma (or Semele) ventricosum, of New Zealand
  2. a greenish soup made of this
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Word Origin

from Māori
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