Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun The native name of two New Zealand fishes, the blue cod, Percis colias, and the bastard trumpeter, Latris ciliaris.
  • noun Same as mokihi.

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Examples

  • I was seeing blue moki, large banded wrasse, marble fish and masses of triplefins and spotties.

    ScreenTalk 2010

  • I was seeing blue moki, large banded wrasse, marble fish and masses of triplefins and spotties.

    ScreenTalk 2010

  • He was catching moki, he said, and blood in the water attracted a shark that he estimated was 2m to 2. 5m long.

    UnderwaterTimes.com News of the Underwater World 2010

  • The guide shows tarakihi, moki and kina are among the more sustainable choices of seafood, while hoki, orange roughy and scallops are considered unsustainable.

    Radio New Zealand News Headlines 2009

  • Quote from: moki on Today at 10: 10: 07 PM????????????????????????????????

    We Blog A Lot 2008

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