Miro (i), n. Podocarpus ferrugineus, a tree. He aha te poa? He miro, he kahikatea (M. 234).
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Miro (ii). 1. v.t. Spin, twist. Ko te rama he mea miro ki te muka, ka tukua ki te hinu (T. 195). Miroa he aho hi ika ma tatou.
2. Twirl. E miroia ana hoki te waka e te ia o taua ika.
3. n. Thread, twisted cord.
4. Whirling current of water.
5. a. Whirling, moving in spirals. Ehara i te au miro nei tona au; engari he tika tonu.
mimiro. 1. v.i. Swirl. No te taenga o te ika ki runga ka mimiro te moana.
2. Move quickly. Haere, miroia, kia tere te haere.
3. v.t. Lash, bind round with cord. = mimire.
4. Draw together the sides of a canoe by a Spanish windlass. Koia i ki ai au kia mimirotia to tatou waka inaianei.
5. n. Petroica toitoi, white-breasted North Island tit.
miromiro, n. Petroica toitoi, white-breasted North Island tit. Te panganga atu ki te pae miromiro, mate ana te nuinga (T. 96). = komiromiro, pimiromiro, pipitori, etc.
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