pwupw in pohliklik

Mokilese

Etymology

From pwupw (“triggerfish”) + in (“of”) + pohliklik (“exposed reef”); literally 'triggerfish of the exposed reef'

Noun

pwupw in pohliklik

bigspotted triggerfish Balistoides conspicillum

References

Harrison, Sheldon P., Mokilese-English Dictionary, University of Hawaii Press 1977

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