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tarakihi


Definition of tarakihi

noun

  • a silver marine fish with a black band behind the head, related to the morwong and caught for food off the coasts of New Zealand.
    • Cheilodactylus macropterus, family Cheilodactylidae

Origin:

late 19th century: from Maori