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 of Australia and South America.

Etymologies

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From Maori.

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Examples

  • Any white fish will do : I tend to choose tarakihi, because it is not as bad as other fish on offer.

    Thai spiced fish cakes 2007

  • 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

  • I had bought a whole tarakihi to provide the bones of the stock.

    Archive 2006-03-01 2006

  • But the other three were in the Amber Concerns list : trevally, tarakihi and gurnard.

    Archive 2006-03-01 2006

  • I had bought a whole tarakihi to provide the bones of the stock.

    fish stock 2006

  • For example trevally, tarakihi or gurnard- as many or few different kinds as you fancy.

    fish soup 2006

  • For example trevally, tarakihi or gurnard- as many or few different kinds as you fancy.

    Archive 2006-03-01 2006

  • But the other three were in the Amber Concerns list : trevally, tarakihi and gurnard.

    fish 2006

  • 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

  • The group feasted on sausages, tarakihi and oysters, praising Jason and his staff on the delicious barbeque they had prepared.

    Musicrooms.net 2010

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  • It's a fish. The Maori name for the morwong.

    January 2, 2012