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单词 moki
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Definition of moki in English:

moki

noun ˈmɒki
NZ
  • Any of various edible marine fishes of the percoid families Latrididae and Cheilodactylidae, found off New Zealand coasts; especially (a) the bottom-dwelling Latridopsis ciliaris, which is blue-grey and silver (also "blue moki"); (b) (in full "red moki") Cheilodactylus spectabilis, which is reddish brown with whitish vertical bars on its sides.

noun ˈmɒki
NZ historical
  • A Maori raft, usually made of bulrushes or other similar material.

Origin

Late 18th century. From Maori moki
mid 19th century; earliest use found in John Alexander Wilson (1809–1887). From Maori mōkī bundle, raft made of a bundle of rushes, flax stalks, etc.

Definition of moki in US English:

moki

nounˈməʊki
NZ
  • Any of various edible marine fishes of the percoid families Latrididae and Cheilodactylidae, found off New Zealand coasts; especially (a) the bottom-dwelling Latridopsis ciliaris, which is blue-grey and silver (also "blue moki"); (b) (in full "red moki") Cheilodactylus spectabilis, which is reddish brown with whitish vertical bars on its sides.

nounˈməʊki
NZ historical
  • A Maori raft, usually made of bulrushes or other similar material.

Origin

Late 18th century. From Maori moki<br>mid 19th century; earliest use found in John Alexander Wilson (1809–1887). From Maori mōkī bundle, raft made of a bundle of rushes, flax stalks, etc.

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