English

Humuhumunukunukuapuaa

Noun

humuhumunukunukuapuaa ‎(plural humuhumunukunukuapuaas)

1. Either of two species, Rhinecanthus aculeatus and Rhinecanthus rectangulus, of triggerfishes native to the reefs of Hawaii.
   • 1933, Bill Cogswell, Tommy Harrison and Johnny Noble (music), “My Little Grass Shack In Kealakekua, Hawaii”:

     I want to go back to my little grass shack in Kealakekua, Hawaii / Where the humuhumunukunukuapua'a goes swimming by

Synonyms

• reef triggerfish

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