humuhumu-nukunuku-a-pua‘a
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the blackbar or Picasso triggerfish (Rhinecanthus aculeatus), the unofficial state fish of Hawaii, one the longest common names for an animal. The name is often jokingly said to be longer than the fish. Its meaning is "fish with a snout like a pig" from its appearance or "fish who comes out of the water and sounds like a pig" from the snort it makes when removed from the water. It puffs up with air to wedge itself among rocks as a defensive measure
Dictionary of ichthyology.
2009.
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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… … Universalium
humuhumunukunukuapuaa — ˌhüməˈhüməˌnükəˈnükəˌäpəˈwäˌä noun ( s) Etymology: Hawaiian : a small Hawaiian triggerfish * * * /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. [… … Useful english dictionary
