humuhumunukunukuapuaa
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See also: humuhumunukunukuāpuaʻa
English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Hawaiian humuhumunukunukuāpuaʻa.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
humuhumunukunukuapuaa (plural humuhumunukunukuapuaas)
- Either of two species, Rhinecanthus aculeatus and Rhinecanthus rectangulus, of triggerfishes native to the reefs of Hawaii.
- 1933, “My Little Grass Shack In Kealakekua, Hawaii”, Bill Cogswell, Tommy Harrison, Johnny Noble (music):
- I want to go back to my little grass shack in Kealakekua, Hawaii / Where the humuhumunukunukuapua'a goes swimming by
Synonyms[edit]
Translations[edit]
either of two species of triggerfish
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Further reading[edit]
- reef triggerfish on Wikipedia.Wikipedia