Koaro, kowaro. 1. a. Inverted, turned right round, inside out, upside down. Huri koara, turn inside outHuri koaro is also a technical term for the aitua arising from a false throw of the spear by the tangata wero in front of the main body. Ka puta nga tangata o te pa ka takina matou, ano ka huri te iwi ra, ka hoki ki te pa, ka huri koaro ratou, he aitua tena.
2. Adverse.
3. Blighted, of crops.
4. n. A species of eel.
5. Galaxias huttoni, a fresh-water fish found in Lakes Rotoaira and Rotopounamu.
6. A shellfish. = koaru.
Williams Dictionary