HAPUKU

Etymology

Noun

hapuku (plural hapukus or hapuku)

(zoology) A large and valuable food fish, Polyprion oxygeneios, in the family Serranidae of New Zealand. It sometimes weighs one hundred pounds or more.

Source: Wiktionary


Ha*pu"ku, n. (Zoöl.)

Definition: A large and valuable food fish (Polyprion prognathus) of New Zealand. It sometimes weighs one hundred pounds or more.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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