cockabully

cockabully
cockabully /ko-kə-bŭˈli or kokˈə-bŭ-li/
noun
Any of various small freshwater fish of New Zealand
ORIGIN: Maori kokopu

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  • cockabully — [ kɒkəbʊli] noun (plural cockabullies) NZ a small blunt nosed freshwater fish related to the sleepers. [Genus Gobiomorphus.] Origin C19: from Maori kokopu …   English new terms dictionary

  • cockabully — /kɒkəˈbʊli / (say kokuh boolee) noun (plural cockabullies) NZ (especially with children) any of several kinds of small freshwater fish. {? Maori kokopu} …  

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