humuhumunukunukuapuaa

humuhumunukunukuapuaa
/hooh'mooh hooh'mooh nooh'kooh nooh'kooh ah'pooh ah"ah/, n.
either of two triggerfishes, esp. Rhinecantus aculeatus, of Indo-Pacific coral reefs.
[ < Hawaiian: pig-snouted triggerfish (humuhumu triggerfish + nukunuku, redupl. of nuku snout + a like + pua'a pig)]

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