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‖ patiki N.Z.|ˈpɑːtiki|
[Maori.]
A local name for a flat-fish belonging to one of several species of Rhombosolea found in New Zealand waters; cf. flounder n.1 1.
[1820Gram. & Vocab. Lang. N.Z. (Church Missionary Soc.) 190 Patiki, s. a fish so called.] 1838J. S. Polack New Zealand I. ix. 322 The pátiki, between the large flounder and the sole, is equally excellent with the European fish. 1843N.Z. Jrnl. No. 92 177/2 The natives..brought in an abundant supply of fine fish; mullet,..patiki, (the flounder of Europe) and other delicious species. 1855R. Taylor Te Ika a Maui xxv. 412 Patiki, common name for the sole and flat-fish. 1879Trans. N.Z. Inst. XII. 316 Large Patiki, flat fish, are occasionally speared up the river. 1949P. H. Buck Coming of Maori (1950) ii. xiii. 321 One [rafter-painting] design, in which the field was roughly divided into lozenge-shaped areas, was named patiki (flounder) from its outline. |