maomao1
/ˈmaʊmaʊ/(also maumau) NZ
noun
An edible blue marine fish, Scorpis violaceus (family Kyphosidae), of New Zealand and Australian waters.
Origin
Late 19th century; earliest use found in Transactions of the New Zealand Institute. From Maori maomao.
maomao2
/ˈmaʊmaʊ/US
noun
A damselfish, Abudefduf abdominalis, of the Hawaiian Islands.
Origin
1920s. From Hawaiian maomao.