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toheroa

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to⋅he⋅ro⋅a

  [toh-uh-roh-uh]
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–noun, plural -ro⋅as, -ro⋅a.
a large marine clam, Amphidesma ventricosum, of waters near New Zealand.
Origin:
1870–75; < Maori
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to·he·ro·a   (tō'ə-rō'ə)   
n.   pl. toheroa or to·he·ro·as
A large edible marine clam (Amphidesma ventricosum) native to New Zealand.

[Maori.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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