"kahawai" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: kahawais [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Maori. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|mi|-}} Maori Head templates: {{en-noun}} kahawai (plural kahawais)
  1. (New Zealand) Arripis trutta, a marine fish 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. Tags: New-Zealand Categories (lifeform): Percoid fish

Inflected forms

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