mokonui

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Maori

Etymology

From moko (lizard) +‎ nui (big).

Noun

mokonui

  1. dinosaur

Further reading

  • mokonui” in John C. Moorfield, Te Aka: Maori–English, English–Maori Dictionary and Index, 3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, 2011, →ISBN.