pekapeka, n. 1. Chalinolobus morio and Mystarops tuberculatus, bats. Pekapeka rere ahiahi, hokioi rere po (P.).
2. A toy windmill made of flax leaf.
3. A small ornament of greenstone. Te maha o te heitiki, o te kuru pounamu, o te mako, o te pekapeka, me te poria (T. 153).
4. A short arm of wood on the two of a fishing line, forming a spreader, to which the tau of the hook was attached.
5. Lateral arms attached to the tauha roa of an apparatus used at Rotorua for catching crayfish.
6. A small hooked piece of wood tied to the end of a bird spear to hang it up by when not in use. Kia tae ki runga, katahi ka wetekia te pekapeka. Also the crotch or hook by means of which the mutu bird snare is held on the hiwi while in use. ‖ Tr. xlii, 466, 467.
7. Erechtites quadridentata, a plant.
8. In the term whiri pekapeka, a flat plat of nine strands.
9. Cephaloscyllium isabellum, carpet shark.
10. Starfish.
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