toheroa
[ toh-uh-roh-uh ]
noun,plural to·he·ro·as, to·he·ro·a.
a large marine clam, Amphidesma ventricosum, of waters near New Zealand.
Origin of toheroa
1Borrowed into English from Maori around 1870–75
Words Nearby toheroa
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How to use toheroa in a sentence
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
/ (ˌtəʊəˈrəʊə) /
noun
a bivalve mollusc, Amphidesma (or Semele) ventricosum, of New Zealand
a greenish soup made of this
Origin of toheroa
1from Māori
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