Hapuku

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A large and valuable food fish, Polyprion oxygeneios, in the family Serranidae of New Zealand.
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A river in north Canterbury, New Zealand, which flows into the Pacific Ocean north of Kaikoura.
  2. 2
    A small settlement in north Canterbury, New Zealand, at the mouth of the river.

Synonyms

All synonyms
cod

Etymology

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Māori hāpuku.

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Māori.

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