humuhumunukunukuapuaa
Any member of the species Rhinecanthus rectangulus of triggerfish, found in the coral…Any member of the species Rhinecanthus rectangulus of triggerfish, found in the coral reefs of many of the oceans, characterized by a noticeably large snout and blue lips that resemble that of a pig’s snout.
Meaning
1 sensesAny member of the species Rhinecanthus rectangulus of triggerfish, found in the coral reefs of many of the oceans, characterized by a noticeably large snout and blue lips that resemble that of a pig’s snout.
Diamant-Picassodrücker
разрисо́ванный Пика́ссоrazrisóvannyj Pikásso, Пика́ссо прямоуго́льчатыйPikásso prjamougólʹčatyj
Translations
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Origin
Borrowed from Hawaiian humuhumunukunukuāpuaʻa, from humuhumu (“triggerfish”) + nuku (“snouBorrowed from Hawaiian humuhumunukunukuāpuaʻa, from humuhumu (“triggerfish”) + nuku (“snout”) + nuku (“blunt”) + -ā- (simulative infix) + puaʻa (“pig”).
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Forms
plural: humuhumunukunukuapuaasSynonyms
4 synonymsSee also
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