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mota mortar (n)
Ka tino whaka mamaetia ratou ki te mahi whakauaua i te mota, i te pereki, i nga mahi katoa i te mara. (Mang.1 1840,p.47)
pehemota behemoth (n)
Na, Titiro ki te pehemota i hanga e ahau; e kai ana i te tarutaru, ano he okiha. (Wes.10 1843,p.45)