| 释义 |
maomao N.Z.|ˈmaɔmaɔ|
[Maori.]
A blue-skinned marine food fish, Scorpis violaceus or S. æquipinnis, found in New Zealand and Australian waters.
1886R. A. A. Sherrin Handbk. Fishes N.Z. 67 The delicious little maomao may be caught at the Rurima Rocks in immense quantities. 1949P. H. Buck Coming of Maori (1950) ii. viii. 215 The longest bag net..was used to catch maomao (Scorpis violaceus), a deep-sea fish which travelled in shoals. 1966Encycl. N.Z. II. 408/2 The blue maomao also occurs in Australia, where it is known as the hardbelly. |