kawakawan.2
/ˌkɑːvəˈkɑːvə/, U.S. /ˌkɑvəˈkɑvə/ The little tuna, Euthynnus yaito.
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the world > animals > fish > superorder Acanthopterygii (spiny fins) > order Perciformes (perches) > suborder Scombroidei (mackerel) > [noun] > family Scombridae > genus Thunnus (tuna) > member of
mackerel-sture1768
tuna1881
kawakawa1887
ahi1892
bluefin1909
big-eye1957
1887 H. H. Gowen Let. in Paradise of Pacific (1892) xi. 130 The kawakawa, a large fish tasting somewhat like mackerel.
1915 W. A. Bryan Nat. Hist. Hawaii xxvii. 363 The little tunny or kawakawa is at once recognized as a mackerel.
1944 S. W. Tinker Hawaiian Fishes 156 The kawakawa is dark blue in color above and almost silvery beneath.
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