hapukun.
/hɑːˈpʊkə/, U.S. /ˌhɑˈpukə/, New Zealand English /ˈhʌːpuku/, /ˈhʌːpʊkə/, /hʌːˈpʊkə/α. 1800s wapuku, 1800s– whapuku.
β. 1800s wabooka, 1800s wahpuka, 1800s wapuka, 1800s whahpuka, 1800s whapuka.
γ. 1800s abouka, 1800s abouke, 1800s abuka, 1800s habooka, 1800s habouka, 1800s habuka, 1800s hahpuka, 1800s happuka, 1800s harbouker, 1800s horbocker, 1800s horpocker, 1800s– hapuka, 1900s– 'arpooker, 1900s– harboka, 1900s– harbuka.
δ. 1800s apuko, 1800s– hapuku.
Originally New Zealand.
A wreckfish (family Polyprionidae); (now) spec. Polyprion oxygeneios, a large perciform food fish found off New Zealand and other coasts of southern waters. Also called blue cod, groper.
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hapuku1820
stone-bass1823
grouper1843
wreck-fish1880
1820 T. Kendall & S. Lee Gram. & Vocab. Lang. N.Z. 225 Wapúku, s. The cod-fish.
1844 W. Wakefield in N.Z. Company Rep. 36 137 The habouka is taken in great quantities near the fishing town.
1859 A. S. Thomson Story of N.Z. I. 30 The Hapuku is the largest New Zealand salt-water fish.
1966 Encycl. N.Z. I. 907/1 Hapuku or groper (Polyprion oxygeneios)..is a large, heavy, deep-sea fish closely related to the bass.
2009 Guardian 14 Mar. (Guide Suppl.) 69/2 The actor enjoys a spot of hapuka fishing on New Zealand's picturesque North Island.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2013; most recently modified version published online June 2022).
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