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humuhumunukunukuapua'a

humuhumunukunukuapua'a is the alternative form of humuhumunukunukuapuaa.

Meaning of humuhumunukunukuapuaa

Noun

humuhumunukunukuapuaa (plural humuhumunukunukuapuaas)

  1. Any member of the species Rhinecanthus rectangulus of triggerfish, found in the coral reefs of many of the oceans, characterized by a noticeably large snout and blue lips that resemble that of a pig’s snout.
    • I want to go back to my little grass shack in Kealakekua, Hawaii / Where the humuhumunukunukuapua'a goes swimming by1933, “My Little Grass Shack In Kealakekua, Hawaii”, Bill Cogswell, Tommy Harrison, Johnny Noble (music)
    Synonyms:
    humuhumu, reef triggerfish, rectangular triggerfish, wedgetail triggerfish

Forms of humuhumunukunukuapua'a

pluralhumuhumunukunukuapua'as

Questions about humuhumunukunukuapua'a

What is humuhumunukunukuapua'a the alternative form of?
Humuhumunukunukuapua'a is the alternative form of humuhumunukunukuapuaa.

Words near humuhumunukunukuapua'a in the dictionary

  1. Humshaugh
  2. HUMSS
  3. humstrum
  4. humstrums
  5. humuhumu
  6. humuhumunukunukuapua'a
  7. humuhumunukunukuapuaa
  8. humuhumunukunukuapuaas
  9. Humula
  10. humulene
  11. humulenes

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