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onaga

onaga noun: longtail snapper (Etelis coruscans), a species of ray-finned fish.

Noun

onaga (uncountable)

  1. (Hawaii) Longtail snapper (Etelis coruscans), a species of ray-finned fish.

Origin of onaga

From Japanese 尾長 (onaga) or 尾長鯛 (onagadai).

Questions about onaga

What does onaga mean?
Onaga means longtail snapper (Etelis coruscans), a species of ray-finned fish.
What part of speech is onaga?
Onaga is a noun.

Words near onaga in the dictionary

  1. ON.
  2. on/off
  3. ONA
  4. ona'ah
  5. onaccounta
  6. onaga
  7. onager
  8. onagers
  9. onagga
  10. onaggas
  11. onagraceous

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