humuhumunukunukuapuaa
[ hoo-moo-hoo-moo-noo-koo-noo-koo-ah-poo-ah-ah ]
/ ˌhu muˌhu muˌnu kuˌnu kuˌɑ puˈɑ ɑ /
noun
either of two triggerfishes, especially Rhinecantus aculeatus, of Indo-Pacific coral reefs.
Origin of humuhumunukunukuapuaa
< Hawaiian: pig-snouted triggerfish (
humuhumu triggerfish +
nukunuku, reduplication of
nuku snout +
a like +
puaʾa pig)