toheroa

[ toh-uh-roh-uh ]

noun,plural to·he·ro·as, to·he·ro·a.
  1. a large marine clam, Amphidesma ventricosum, of waters near New Zealand.

Origin of toheroa

1
Borrowed into English from Maori around 1870–75

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toheroa

/ (ˌtəʊəˈrəʊə) /


noun
  1. a bivalve mollusc, Amphidesma (or Semele) ventricosum, of New Zealand

  2. a greenish soup made of this

Origin of toheroa

1
from Māori

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