MAOMAO

Noun

maomao (plural maomao)

A number of different fish of the Pacific Ocean

Abudefduf abdominalis (green damselfish)

Scorpis aequipinnis (sea sweep)

Scorpis violacea (blue maomao)

Synonyms

• (Abudefduf abdominalis): banded damselfish, green damselfish

• (Scorpis aequipinnis): sea sweep, silver sweep, sweep

• (Scorpis violacea): blue maomao, blue sweep, hardbelly

Source: Wiktionary



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