Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun See
morwong .
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- noun A
fish , Nemadactylus macropterus, between 30 and 60 centimeters long and found off the coast ofAustralia andSouth America .
Etymologies
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Examples
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Any white fish will do : I tend to choose tarakihi, because it is not as bad as other fish on offer.
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Any white fish will do : I tend to choose tarakihi, because it is not as bad as other fish on offer.
Archive 2007-03-01 2007
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I had bought a whole tarakihi to provide the bones of the stock.
Archive 2006-03-01 2006
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But the other three were in the Amber Concerns list : trevally, tarakihi and gurnard.
Archive 2006-03-01 2006
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I had bought a whole tarakihi to provide the bones of the stock.
fish stock 2006
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For example trevally, tarakihi or gurnard- as many or few different kinds as you fancy.
fish soup 2006
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For example trevally, tarakihi or gurnard- as many or few different kinds as you fancy.
Archive 2006-03-01 2006
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But the other three were in the Amber Concerns list : trevally, tarakihi and gurnard.
fish 2006
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Half our customers know their species and are prepared to pay - they know snapper is expensive, but gurnard and tarakihi are among our biggest movers.
Stuff.co.nz - Stuff 2010
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The group feasted on sausages, tarakihi and oysters, praising Jason and his staff on the delicious barbeque they had prepared.
Musicrooms.net 2010
hernesheir commented on the word tarakihi
It's a fish. The Maori name for the morwong.
January 2, 2012