ngarara
ngarara noun: among the Maori, any of various real and mythological creatures of the lizard or crocodile type.
Noun
ngarara (plural ngararas)
- Among the Maori, any of various real and mythological creatures of the lizard or crocodile type.
- Ngararas, the dragons of the medieval Maori, once spread general terror and desolation.1862, The Westminster Review, volume 77, page 314
- Unu ngarara or ngarara burrows were frequently met with on the plains. […] The ngarara was darker in colour than the ruatara. They varied in size from two to three feet in length, and ten to twenty inches in girth; along the back from the nape of the neck to the tail was a serrated crest.1875, Transactions and Proceedings, volume 7, Royal Society of New Zealand, page 296
Forms of ngarara
| plural | ngararas |
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Origin of ngarara
Borrowed from Māori ngārara (“a reptile”)
Questions about ngarara
- What does ngarara mean?
- Ngarara means among the Maori, any of various real and mythological creatures of the lizard or crocodile type.
- What part of speech is ngarara?
- Ngarara is a noun.
- What is the plural of ngarara?
- The plural of ngarara is ngararas.
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