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inanga
/ ˈiːnʌŋə /
noun
- another name for the New Zealand whitebait
- a common type of New Zealand grass tree, Dracophyllum longifolium
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Word History and Origins
Origin of inanga1
Māori
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Example Sentences
They fought, and the fishes conquered, and it ended in the fish becoming birds and the birds fishes; and hence they say the back-bone of the inanga projects so much.
From Project Gutenberg
The inanga, or small fry of a fresh-water fish, were offended at not being hospitably received on shore by the birds; on the other hand, the birds despised the inanga for being so small.
From Project Gutenberg
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