Home › Words › N › ngararangararangarara · noun — among the Maori, any of various real and mythological creatures of the lizard or crocodile type.Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, ngarara ranks #28,308 of 43,042 for Qualifying.EtymologyBorrowed from Māori ngārara (“a reptile”)nounAmong the Maori, any of various real and mythological creatures of the lizard or crocodile type.e.g.“Ngararas, the dragons of the medieval Maori, once spread general terror and desolation.” — 1862, The Westminster Review, volume 77, page 314:Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).