Meaning of pipi | Babel Free

Definitions

1. The edible saltwater clam Paphies australis, of the family Mesodesmatidae, endemic to New Zealand.
   New-Zealand
2. The astringent pods of Caesalpinia paipai, a Brazilian plant used in tanning.
   uncountable
3. The edible saltwater clam Plebidonax deltoides, endemic to Australia.
   Australia, New-South-Wales

Equivalents

Examples

“She chuckles, and prises another shrinking pipi from its shell.”

“The sand whiting feeds on nippers, pipis, prawns and especially beach, squirt or blood worms and all these make terrific baits.”

“Pipis are very good baits for catching bream, trevally, whiting, particularly King George Whiting, leatherjackets and many others.”

“Bivalves are shells with two valves joined at a hinge, like oysters, pipis and many of the shells picked up on a modern beach.”

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