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单词 patiki
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patikin.

Brit. /ˈpɑːtᵻki/, U.S. /ˈpɑdəˌki/, New Zealand English /ˈpʌːtiki/, /ˈpʌːdəki/
Inflections: Plural unchanged, patikis.
Forms: 1800s partike, 1800s partikie, 1800s– patiki.
Origin: A borrowing from Maori. Etymon: Maori pātiki.
Etymology: < Maori pātiki.
New Zealand.
Any of several flatfishes found in the coastal waters of New Zealand; spec. the commercially important common or sand flounder, Rhombosolea plebeia (family Pleuronectidae), which is greenish brown or greyish above (also called dab, plaice).
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1820 T. Kendall & S. Lee Gram. & Vocab. Lang. N.Z. 190 Pátiki, a fish so called.]
1834 E. Markham New Zealand (1963–5) 46 Partikies or Soles, are speared with a Bayonet or a stick at night.
1843 N.Z. Jrnl. No. 92. 177/2 The natives..brought in an abundant supply of fine fish; mullet,..patiki, (the flounder of Europe) and other delicious species.
1880 Trans. & Proc. N.Z. Inst. 1879 12 316 Large Patiki, flat fish, are occasionally speared up the river.
1929 E. Best Fishing Methods & Devices of Maori (Dominion Mus. Bull. No. 12) 191 The patiki of brown colour, light underneath, is found in the swifter-running, clear streams.
1970 H. T. Thomas Way up North 57 But the memory will be far more enjoyable to me if I call the flounder a patiki.
2000 Christchurch (N.Z.) Press (Nexis) 25 Mar. 3 The breeding area is smaller so you get less inanga and kokopu (whitebait) and patiki (flounder) in the lagoon.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2005; most recently modified version published online June 2022).
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