kihikihi, n. Cicada, tree-locust. Kihikihi wawa, Melampsalta cingulata;kihikihi kai, Melampsalta muta, the smaller species, which was mashed into a paste, and used as an article of diet. Mehemea ka tae ki te waru, ka piri taua iwi, te kihikihi, ki to ratou tupuna ki a Tane.—He kihikihi tara ki te waru (P.). = kihikihitara, kikihitara, kikitara, tarakihi, tatarakihi. ‖ kokihi (ii).
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