toheroa

American

[toh-uh-roh-uh] / ˌtoʊ əˈroʊ ə /

noun

a large marine clam, Amphidesma ventricosum, of waters near New Zealand.

toheroa British

/ ˌtəʊəˈrəʊə /

noun

a bivalve mollusc, Amphidesma (or Semele ) ventricosum, of New Zealand
a greenish soup made of this

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

toheroa

plural
toheroas

plural

Etymology

Origin of toheroa

Borrowed into English from Maori around 1870–75

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