kahawai
kahawai noun: an edible marine fish, Arripis trutta, found around the southeastern coast of Australia and New Zealand, having a dark bluish-green body with indistinct rows of spots forming narrow irregular bands on the upper sides.
Noun
kahawai (plural kahawais)
- An edible marine fish, Arripis trutta, found around the southeastern coast of Australia and New Zealand, having a dark bluish-green body with indistinct rows of spots forming narrow irregular bands on the upper sides.
- Māori oratory of those years began to employ proverbs about […] the propensity of the kahawai for devouring the mullet.2003, Michael King, The Penguin History of Aotearoa New Zealand, Penguin, published 2023, page 168
- Synonyms:
- Australian salmon
kahawai meaning in Tamil
kahawai in Tamil
- நமது பூமியில் காணப்படும், மீன் இனங்களில் ஒன்றாகும்
Synonyms of kahawai
Forms of kahawai
| plural | kahawais |
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Origin of kahawai
Borrowed from Māori kahawai.
Questions about kahawai
- What does kahawai mean?
- Kahawai means an edible marine fish, Arripis trutta, found around the southeastern coast of Australia and New Zealand, having a dark bluish-green body with indistinct rows of spots forming narrow irregular bands on the upper sides.
- What is kahawai in Tamil?
- Kahawai in Tamil is நமது பூமியில் காணப்படும், மீன் இனங்களில் ஒன்றாகும். See Kahawai meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is kahawai?
- Kahawai is a noun.
- What is the plural of kahawai?
- The plural of kahawai is kahawais.
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