kouran.
/ˈkʊərə/, U.S. /ˈkʊrə/, New Zealand English /ˈkoːurʌ/, /ˈkʊrə/ New Zealand.
A small freshwater crayfish, Paranephrops planifrons.
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1847 J. Johnson Jrnl. 5 Jan. in N. M. Taylor Early Travellers N.Z. (1959) 152 A small settlement, occupied in the summer for the purpose of catching gorau, a species of cray-fish, or rather fresh water lobster.
1867 E. Sauter tr. F. von Hochstetter New Zealand viii. 171 Of the Macrura I may mention especially Paranephrops tenuicomis Dana... The natives call it Koura.
1873 J. H. H. St. John Pakeha Rambles through Maori Lands viii. 151 Rotorua has its kora, a large prawn, or a diminutive freshwater lobster.
1945 F. Sargeson When Wind Blows 92 In the creek they saw the crayfish and Mr Jones said he called them crawlers, but the Maoris called them koura.
1974 N.Z. Listener 20 July 13/1 Here we were fed koura and kouras are a real luxury in the North Island.
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