Tūpeke. 1. v.i. Jump, leap. ‖ peke.
2. n. War dance.
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3. A hairy caterpillar, larva of Nyctemera annulata, the magpie moth.
tūpekepeke, v.i. Jump about, hop about, of birds. Ki kona koutou tupekepeke ai, kapokapo kau ai o koutou ringaringa, i (M. 123). Ka koa ratou, ka tupekepeke (W. vi, 21).
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