maomao

British

/ ˈmɑːɒmɑːɒ /

noun

either of two small New Zealand edible fish, the pink maomao caprodon langimanus and the blue maomao scorpis acquipinnus

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Etymology

Origin of maomao

Māori

Example Sentences

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If I looked to that side, I might have sung with the Hawaiian poet: Ua maomao ka lani, ua kahaea luna, Ua pipi ka maka o ka hoku.

From The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 18 (of 25) by Stevenson, Robert Louis

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