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kiore

UK/kiˈɔːɹeɪ/US/kiˈoɹeɪ/

kiore noun: the Polynesian rat, Rattus exulans.

Noun

kiore (plural kiores or kiore)

  1. (New Zealand) The Polynesian rat, Rattus exulans.
    • The only means of transport available to kiore was Polynesian vessels.2003, Michael King, The Penguin History of Aotearoa New Zealand, Penguin, published 2023, page 6

Forms of kiore

pluralkiores
pluralkiore

Origin of kiore

Borrowed from Māori.

Words that rhyme with kiore

Questions about kiore

What does kiore mean?
Kiore means the Polynesian rat, Rattus exulans.
What part of speech is kiore?
Kiore is a noun.
How do you pronounce kiore?
Kiore is pronounced /kiˈɔːɹeɪ/ (UK).
What is the plural of kiore?
The plural of kiore is kiores.

Words near kiore in the dictionary

  1. Kiong Hee Huat Chai
  2. kionobiont
  3. kionoceratid
  4. kionoceratids
  5. Kiora
  6. kiore
  7. kiores
  8. kiosk
  9. kiosked
  10. kiosker
  11. kioskers

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