maomao
/ (ˈmɑːɒmɑːɒ) /
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noun plural maomao
either of two small New Zealand edible fish, the pink maomao caprodon langimanus and the blue maomao scorpis acquipinnus
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Word Origin for maomao
Māori
Words nearby maomao
Mao Dun, MAOI, Maoism, Mao jacket, Maoke Mountains, maomao, Maori, Māori Battalion, Māori bread, Māori bug, Māori bunk
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