humuhumunukunukuapuaa
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See also: humuhumunukunukuāpuaʻa
Englisch
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Hawaiian humuhumunukunukuāpuaʻa.
Pronunciation
[edit]Nomen
[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