koiwi
/ˈkɔɪwi
/noun (plural same) NZ
Human skeletal remains: there are koiwi all over the place...
- These are the properties of the koiwi of our ancestors.
- We have removed the skulls and they will be picked up by the Historic Places Trust to be included with the 15 other koiwi.
- Work resumed in late October 2014 but more remains, also believed to be koiwi, were uncovered on November 6.
Origin
Late 19th century: Maori.
- be in the majority
- be in the market for
- be in the money
- be in the process of doing something
- be in the right
- be in the same boat
- be in the wars
- be in with a chance
- beira
- beira antelope
- Beirut
- beisa
- beisa oryx
- Beit Din
- Beja
- bejabbers
- bejabers
- bejeezus
- bejesus
- bejewel
- bejeweled
- bejewelled
- be joined at the hip
- be jumping up and down
- be (just) what the doctor ordered