/tɛrəˈkiː/.tarakihin.
/ˈtarəkɪhi/, /tarəˈkiː/, U.S. /ˈtɛrəˌkɪhi/, /ˌtɛrəˈki/, New Zealand English /ˈtʌrʌkihi/, /ˈtʌrəkɪhi/, /tʌrəˈkiː//tɛrəˈkiː/. New Zealand.
A marine fish, Cheilodactylus macropterus, silver in colour with a black band behind the head, belonging to the morwong group and found off the coasts of New Zealand.
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the world > animals > fish > superorder Acanthopterygii (spiny fins) > order Perciformes (perches) > suborder Scombroidei (mackerel) > [noun] > family Scombridae > member of genus Cheilodactylus (morwong)
morwong1871
tarakihi1873
jackass fish1880
magpie perch1896
1873 J. H. H. St. John Pakeha Rambles through Maori Lands ii. x. 173 Our best fish are the tarakihi, patiki or sole, and whitebait.
1937 Nature 7 Aug. 223/1 Tarakihi..flesh was found to contain appreciable amounts of vitamin A.
1959 A. H. McLintock Descr. Atlas N.Z. 48 Tarakihi..second only in importance [as a commercial catch] to snapper, is trawled off the east coast..[and] also caught in quantity in deep water along the west coast.
1960 N. Hilliard Maori Girl ii. v. 96 She..was preparing to fry a piece of terakihi for their tea.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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