Definition of aholehole in English:
aholehole
noun əˌhəʊlɪˈhəʊliəˌhōlēˈhōlē
A small silvery fish occurring only in the shallow waters around the Hawaiian islands, where it is a food fish.
Kuhlia sandvicensis, family Kuhliidae
Example sentencesExamples
- But currently at Hanauma Bay, the silvery aholehole swarm in the shallows all day, darting around human legs to catch free food.
- Ryan Okino was fishing on the Puna Coast of the Big Island when he caught his state record aholehole.
- Rainclouds, rain, lush ferns, aholehole fish and certain types of seaweed revealed the god Lono.
- The fresh catch of the day is forever popular with visitors, especially the aholehole, or Hawaiian flagtail, a reef fish raised in island ponds.
- This pond is one to three feet deep and is used to grow aholehole and mullet.