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Meaning of "reremai" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD REREMAI

Māori.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF REREMAI

ˈrɛrɛmɑːiː


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF REREMAI

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Reremai is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES REREMAI MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Basking shark

The basking shark is the second-largest living fish, after the whale shark, and one of three plankton-eating sharks besides the whale shark and megamouth shark. It is a cosmopolitan migratory species, found in all the world's temperate oceans. It is a slow-moving filter feeder and has anatomical adaptations to filter feeding, such as a greatly enlarged mouth and highly developed gill rakers. The shape of its snout is conical and the gill slits extend around the top and bottom of its head. The gill rakers, dark and bristle-like, are used to catch plankton as water filters through the mouth and over the gills. The basking shark is usually greyish-brown in color with mottled skin. The caudal fin has a strong lateral keel and a crescent shape. The teeth of the basking shark are very small and numerous, and often number one hundred per row. The teeth have a single conical cusp, are curved backwards, and are the same on both the upper and lower jaws. Adults typically reach 6-8 m in length. Basking sharks are believed to overwinter in deep waters. They may be found in either small schools or alone.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH REREMAI

aalii · Cassiopeiae · cooee · cooey · dui · Graeae · GUI · hokonui · kanae · Kauai · korowai · kowhaiwhai · ngai · rouille · Salicaceae · tracheae · wai · wharenui · zoaeae · zoeae

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE REREMAI

reran · reread · rerebrace · reredorter · reredos · reregister · reregistration · reregulate · reregulation · rerelease · reremice · reremind · reremouse · rerent · rerepeat · rereview · rerevise · rerig · rerise · reroll

WORDS THAT END LIKE REREMAI

ai · chai · Chennai · Chiengmai · Dubai · haeremai · hermai · jai · kai · Katmai · mai mai · Mount Katmai · Mumbai · rai · sai · samurai · shanghai · Tai · Thai · Weihai

Synonyms and antonyms of reremai in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «reremai» into 25 languages

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reremai
1,325 millions of speakers
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reremai
570 millions of speakers
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reremai
510 millions of speakers
hi

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reremai
380 millions of speakers
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reremai
280 millions of speakers
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reremai
278 millions of speakers
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reremai
270 millions of speakers
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reremai
260 millions of speakers
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reremai
220 millions of speakers
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Reremai
190 millions of speakers
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reremai
180 millions of speakers
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reremai
130 millions of speakers
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reremai
85 millions of speakers
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Reremai
85 millions of speakers
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reremai
80 millions of speakers
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reremai
75 millions of speakers
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रेरामाई
75 millions of speakers
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reremai
70 millions of speakers
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reremai
65 millions of speakers
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reremai
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reremai
40 millions of speakers
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reremai
30 millions of speakers
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reremai
15 millions of speakers
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reremai
14 millions of speakers
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reremai
10 millions of speakers
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reremai
5 millions of speakers

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about reremai

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «REREMAI»

Discover the use of reremai in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to reremai and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Tales of the Angler's Eldorado: New Zeland
But my exceedingly hard exertion was rewarded only by a huge ugly reremai shark that gave us trouble at the boat. We signaled for the Captain's boat, and when it arrived we said we needed a few more men. My boatmen wanted to load this ...
Zane Grey, 2000
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Tales of the Angler's El Dorado, New Zealand
Eventually the reremai quieted down and I landed my swordfish. Then we made the discovery that Captain Mitchell was fighting a heavy fish. We ran over to learn that he had fastened to another reremai. I had a lot of fun telling the Captain to ...
Zane Grey, 2011
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Delphi Works of Zane Grey (Illustrated):
Eventually the reremai quieted down andI landed my swordfish. Thenwe made the discoverythat Captain Mitchell wasfighting a heavyfish.We ran over tolearn that hehad fastened toanother reremai. I hadalotof fun telling the Captain to pullthe ...
Zane Grey, 2014
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O Te Raki: Maori Legends of the North
The Reremai The reremai or basking shark is our largest shark. It grows to a length of thirty to thirty-five feet. But as its teeth are blunt and small, it is relatively harmless, and its food consists of small fish and crustaceans. Its most distinctive ...
Florence Myrtle Matthews Keene, 1963
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Te Ika a Maui: or, New Zealand and its inhabitants. ...
... round and took the skeleton from his back, repeating this karakia : — Amio te ariki, amio i Rangi- Turn round the Lord, kapiti, Amio i Rangi Kataurua, Turn round him, Amio i te aotea, te peka Who has returned from Rangi te peka, reremai, &c.
Richard Taylor, 1870
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Transactions of the Royal Society of New Zealand
... at Rangataua, where a female relative of Te Heuheu, named Reremai, famed for her extreme beauty, died of wounds inflicted upon her during the journey by a stray band of Ngatiapa. A great tangi was held over her remains, and Te Heuheu  ...
‎1873
7
Maori religion and mythology
111} O tenei wahine: Nga u atarere reremai Ki te matamata onga u O tenei wahine: Ngau atareretukua mai. Tenei hokite tamaiti tetangi nei, Te aue nei i te po nui, I te po roa. Ko Tuteawhiawhi, Ko Tutepupuke, Naumai ki ahau, Ki tenei tauira.
Edward Shortland, 1976
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Olive Branches Revised:
... W. .......................... ...CI. 1': KARENA, Natashe Makers. ...CI Ll KARENA, Brad Te Akatt ....................... ..CI.1.2 WHAIPOOTI, Velma.......................... ..C1.: WHAIPOOTI. Pene.... ...C13 WHAIPOOTI. Tirau ........ .. WHAIPOOTI, Reremai (Houkamau) .
Robert Neill McConnell, 1991
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English Language Word Builder
... POINADO+ POLYGAMy PORTICO+ POTICHE PREGAME PROBANG PRURIGO PURVIEW RAGWORT RAPLOCH RECLAME REEDBED REREMAI RIBWORK RIMROCK RIVIERE ROLLOCK ROSEBAY ROUNDLEt RULLOCK SAHUARO ...
Bob Jackman, 2012
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A Dictionary of the New Zealand Language, and a Concise ...
(W.) Reremai, *. A large shark. Rerenga, s. Act or time of sailing or flying. Rerepehi, s. Tattooing on the cheek. Rerepari, s. A species of crab. Retao, *. A covering of grass over food in an oven before the earth is put on. Reti, *. A snare. Reti, v.
William Williams, 1852
REFERENCE
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