baahu
bikinak
bono
n.
fish sp.; eel variety
Source: Lieber & Dikepa 1974,
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dihidihi
angelfish species
Scientific name: Pomacanthidae sp.
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doholaa
n.
whale
Source: Lieber & Dikepa 1974,
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dube
n.
land crab
Example: Juvenile Strawberry Land Hermit Crab. Photo by warrenski November 23, 2011 via Flickr License: CC BY-SA 2.0
Source: Lieber & Dikepa 1974,
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duudae bilibili
n.
octopus ink
Source: Lieber & Dikepa 1974,
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duudae nguu
inky secretion of squid
Source: Lieber & Dikepa 1974,
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emu
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n.
rippled triggerfish; yellowmargin triggerfish; titan triggerfish
Example: Pseudobalistes fuscus; Pseudobalistes flavimarginatus; Balistoides viridescens
Speaker: Howartson Heinrich
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gada
n.
jack fish
Example: Photo by Kevin Bryant December 29, 2010 via Flickr License: CC BY-NC-SA 2.0
Scientific name: Caranx hippos,
Source: Lieber & Dikepa 1974,
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gala
n.
goatfish species
Scientific name: Mullidae sp.
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galabe
n.
sea cucumber
Example: Photo by NOAA Photo Library September 6, 2013 via Flickr License: CC BY 2.0
Source: Lieber & Dikepa 1974,
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galunga
n.
term for school of goat fish
Source: Lieber & Dikepa 1974,
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gawe bilibili
tentacles of an octopus
Source: Lieber & Dikepa 1974,
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gawid
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n.
ghost crab
Example: Photo by beautifulcataya May 1, 2005 via Flickr License: CC BY-NC-ND 2.0
Scientific name: Ocypodinae sp.,
Speaker: Howartson Heinrich
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gee
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n.
Hawksbill sea turtle
Scientific name: Eretmochelys imbricata,
Speaker: Lieber, Michael D. and Kalio H. Dikepa. 1974.
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goneiga
n.
fish
Example: Photo by NOAA Photo Library September 22, 2010 via Flickr License: CC BY 2.0
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gugu
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n.
midnight snapper; black and white snapper
Scientific name: Macolor macularis; Macolor niger,
Speaker: Howartson Heinrich
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gungaadada
school of red snapper
Source: Lieber & Dikepa 1974,
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gungaadonu
school of sea bass
Source: Lieber & Dikepa 1974,
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guou
fish name (used only in compounds)
Source: Lieber & Dikepa 1974,
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hai
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n.
stingray in general. round ribbontail ray; blue spotted ray
Scientific name: Taeniura melanospilos; Dasyatis kuhlii,
Speaker: Howartson Heinrich
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hau-gili-awa
n.
eel
Example: Giant Moray. Photo by Derek Keats. August 28, 2011 via Flickr License: CC BY 2.0
Source: Lieber & Dikepa 1974,
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hiba
n.
flying fish
Source: Lieber & Dikepa 1974,
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huga iga
n.
tail of a fish
Source: Lieber & Dikepa 1974,
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hugu
n.
tail, turtle tail
Source: Lieber & Dikepa 1974,
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hugume
n.
orangespine unicornfish
Scientific name: Naso lituratus
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humu
n.
picasso triggerfish; orange striped triggerfish
Scientific name: Rhinecanthus aculeatus; Balistapus undulatus
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humu-dee
n.
undulate triggerfish
Example: Photo by zsispeo February 10, 2013 via Flickr License: CC BY-SA 2.0
Scientific name: Balistapus undulatus,
Source: Lieber & Dikepa 1974,
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ibu
n.
coconut crab
Scientific name: Birgus latro
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kamu
labelabe
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n.
sea green wrasse; dragon wrasse
Scientific name: Novaculichthys macrolepidotus; Novaculichthys taeniourus,
Speaker: Howartson Heinrich
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leduge
n.
spotted firmfin
Scientific name: Cirrhites pinnulatus,
Source: Lieber & Dikepa 1974,
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liba tau
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n.
epaulette surgeonfish; orange shoulder tang
Scientific name: Acanthurus nigricauda; Acanthurus olicaceus,
Speaker: Howartson Heinrich
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libata
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n.
pale-lipped surgeonfish; whitespotted surgeonfish; ringtail surgeonfish; Achilles tang
Scientific name: Acanthurus leucocheilus; Acanthurus guttatus; Acanthurus blochii; Acanthurus achilles,
Speaker: Howartson Heinrich
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madamada
n.
small-toothed jobfish
Scientific name: Aphareus furca
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magamaga
n.
mimic octopus and similar species
Scientific name: Thaumoctopus mimicus
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magamaga
n.
starfish
Example: Photo by NOAA Photo Library September 24, 2010 via Flickr License: CC BY 2.0
Source: Lieber & Dikepa 1974,
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magoo
n.
shark
Example: Photo by c.lathe. July 6, 2008 via Flickr License: CC BY-SA 2.0
Source: Lieber & Dikepa 1974,
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malau
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n.
crowned squirrelfish; samurai squirrelfish; smallmouth squirrelfish
Scientific name: Sargocentron diadema; Sargocentron ittodai; Sargocentron microstoma,
Speaker: Howartson Heinrich
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manini
n.
convict tang
Scientific name: Acanthurus triostegus
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manu dagua
n.
school of tuna
Example: School of Tuna. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Headquarters. Flickr. via Flickr
Source: Lieber & Dikepa 1974,
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ngatalate
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n.
speckled blue grouper; greasy grouper
Scientific name: Epinephelus cyanopodus; Epinephelus tauvina,
Speaker: Howartson Heinrich
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ngudulooloo
n.
longnosed emperor
Scientific name: Lethrinus olivaceus
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tabatab
n.
slipper lobster species
Scientific name: Scyllaridae sp.
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takamomo
n.
blue boxfish
Scientific name: Ostracion meleagris
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todu
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n.
spot-fin porcupinefish; sharpnose puffer; black blotched porcupinefish
Scientific name: Diodon hystrix; Canthigaster valentini; Diodon liturosus,
Speaker: Howartson Heinrich
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togolaudia
tongou
n.
flame tail snapper
Scientific name: Etelis coruscans
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tono unga
tuhe
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n.
surge wrasse; christmas wrasse
Scientific name: Thalassoma purpureum; Thalassoma trilobatum,
Speaker: Howartson Heinrich
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udu
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n.
green jobfish, also known as slender snapper
Scientific name: Aprion virescens,
Source: Lieber & Dikepa 1974, Speaker: Howartson Heinrich
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ulua
n.
white trevally
Scientific name: Pseudocaranx dentex,
Speaker: Howartson Heinrich
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uu
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n.
coconut crab
Example: Photo by Drew Avery February 18, 2007 via Flickr License: CC BY 2.0
Scientific name: Birgus latro,
Source: Lieber & Dikepa 1974, Speaker: Howartson Heinrich
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