kioreとは 意味・読み方・使い方

発音

• (英国発音) IPA: /kiˈɔːɹeɪ/, /ˈkiːɒɹɛ/
• (米国発音) IPA: /kiˈoɹeɪ/, /kiˈoɹi/
• (New Zealand) IPA: /kiːˈoːɹe/, /ˈkiːoːɹe/
• 韻: -ɔːɹeɪ, -ɔːɹi

名詞

kiore (plural kiores or kiore)

1. (New Zealand) The Polynesian rat, Rattus exulans. [from 19th c.]
   • 2003, Michael King, The Penguin History of Aotearoa New Zealand, Penguin, published 2023, page 6:

     The only means of transport available to kiore was Polynesian vessels.

参照

• “kiore, n.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
• “kiore, n.”, in Collins English Dictionary, 2011–present.
• “kiore, n.”, in Merriam-Webster.com Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.

Further reading

• Polynesian rat on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Rattus exulans on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Category:Rattus exulans on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

アナグラム

• Koeri, Reiko, Eriko