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cockabully.

Any of various small, blunt-nosed freshwater fishes, especially gobies of the genus Gobiomorphus.

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Meaning & usage

noun
  1. Any of various small, blunt-nosed freshwater fishes, especially gobies of the genus Gobiomorphus.

    New-Zealand
  2. Any of various marine fishes of the family Tripterygiidae, found in rockpools and coastal waters.

    New-Zealand
Where this word comes from

Probably from Māori kōkopuruao (“banded kokopu”), with alternation of the ending after bully (“goby of the genus Gobiomorphus”). Compare kokopu.

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