pepeke. 1. v.i. Hasten. Kia hohoro ake te hoki ake ki te tamaiti, ki taku mokopuna, ki a Tamaihutoroa: kia pepeke ake.
2. a. Quick. ‖ Hawaiki-pepeke.
3. n. Liopelma hochstetteri, frog.
4. Insect, beetle. Tarei ra e te pepeke (M. 105). Aitanga pepeke, the insect family.
5. A fish said to resemble the tuatara, and to have an offensive smell; also called peke.
6. Branch, limb, of a tree. Tikina atu ra he pepeke mo to taua ahi. Pepeke momotu, firebrand.
7. Oxynotus bruniensis, spiny dogfish.
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