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katipo

katipo noun: a venomous spider, Latrodectus katipo, endemic to New Zealand.

katipo: a venomous spider, Latrodectus katipo, endemic to New Zealand
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Noun

katipo (plural katipos)

  1. A venomous spider, Latrodectus katipo, endemic to New Zealand.
    • The little katipo strolls unhurriedly across her palm. “I'm not squashing it. It's not bothered.”1983, Keri Hulme, The Bone People, Penguin, published 1986, page 343

Forms of katipo

pluralkatipos

Origin of katipo

Borrowed from Māori katipo.

Questions about katipo

What does katipo mean?
Katipo means a venomous spider, Latrodectus katipo, endemic to New Zealand.
What part of speech is katipo?
Katipo is a noun.
What is the plural of katipo?
The plural of katipo is katipos.

Words near katipo in the dictionary

  1. Katik
  2. Katikkiro
  3. Katikkiros
  4. kation
  5. kations
  6. katipo
  7. katipos
  8. Katipunan
  9. Katipunan II
  10. Katipunan-Bayani
  11. Katipunero

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