hapuku

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noun

A large and valuable food fish, Polyprion oxygeneios, in the family Serranidae of New Zealand.

OriginMāori hāpuku →
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Meanings

hapuku1

nounhapuku (plural hapukus or hapuku)

plural hapukus · alternative hapuka · alternative whapuka · alternative whapuku

  1. biologyA large and valuable food fish, Polyprion oxygeneios, in the family Serranidae of New Zealand.

Hapuku2

proper nounHāpuku
  1. A river in north Canterbury, New Zealand, which flows into the Pacific Ocean north of Kaikoura.
  2. A small settlement in north Canterbury, New Zealand, at the mouth of the river.

Origin

hapuku · noun

  1. Māorihāpuku
  2. Māorihāpuku
  3. Englishhapuku

Borrowed from Māori hāpuku.

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Hapuku · proper noun

Borrowed from Māori.

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Cite this entry
APA

hapuku. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hapuku

MLA

“hapuku.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hapuku. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hapuku,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hapuku.

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