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toheroa
[ toh-uh-roh-uh ]
/ ˌtoʊ əˈroʊ ə /
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noun, plural to·he·ro·as, to·he·ro·a.
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
Words nearby toheroa
togue, to hand, to heel, to hell and gone, to hell with, toheroa, tohubohu, tohunga, toil, toile, toile de Jouy
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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
Word Origin for toheroa
from Māori
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