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| hei·ti·ki [ hay tkee ] (plural hei·ti·kis) |
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New Zealand Maori neck ornament: a Maori fertility symbol tiki carved from greenstone in the shape of a fetus, worn as a neck ornament
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| [Mid-19th century. < Maori< hei "wear round the neck" + tiki "image"] |
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