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BULLETIN OF THE BUREAU OF FISHERIES. 



from .sliure. Muana 



apo (Hawaii), v. To catch, to hook into; apoapo (Samoa), to poise a spear. 



'ata'ata, n. A name applied to several fishes of the genera Epinephelus, Cephalophol'iK, and Leiurus. 



ata'ata (Hawaii), n. The fallini; off of the scarf skin after drinking awa; nkan (Hawaii), not cohering; 



(itiKi (Tahiti), split up inl.i iial.lio .ir sireoles not adhering. PostJihIv the name applied to the 



Hea-bafses or groupers on ac rnuiit "i ihcir spotted coloration, 

 'ata'ata pulepule, n. \ ppa-lui>s. I'.iinii pluhix merra. 

 'ata'ata uli, n. Dark-col. .red 'aln'm,,. 



atu, /I. A bonito {(lijimi'isnr'l'i jirhniiii). Akn (Hawaii), a bonito. 

 atualo, )!,. A bonito, Mijalaxpis njidyla. 

 atule, )i. The "goggle-eyed jack," or horse mackerel, Tnirhunyps crumenophthalmn. .-fA-wAv- ( Hawaii); 



utarere (New Zealand), a highly prized fish. 

 atunja-loloa, n. "Long-fin," a crevalle, Oiranx hasselti. 

 atunga, n. The fin of a fish, 

 au, )(. A fish-spine, a needle. 



a'u, n. Name applied to hound-fishes, Tylosurus giganleus, etc. 

 aua, 71. Name applied to a young 'anae, Liza troscheli. 

 ava, n. The name of a very scaly fish, 

 'ava 'ava, )i. Terapon jarbna. Kmia (New Zealand), name of a traditional being whidi bnng like a 



veil upon the forehead of the eel-god, Tuna, 

 'ava 'ava moana, u. Pleclorli i/nchus diagramiiKi. 

 'avasai, adj. Perhaps 'ai'asia, burnt by the sun. 

 'ele'ele, )i. Siganus punclatus. ' Ele (.Samoa) rust, red earth; ,jn;n (Tahiti), black, dark, also blue; 



ekele (Hawaii) dark-colored-black, blue, 

 fa'a moana, adj. Pelagic, a name applied to fish found in schools fa 



(Samoa), the ocean; moana (Hawaii, New Zealand), the ocean, 

 fai, )i. A sting-ray, Himantura fai. Whai (New Zealand), a sting-ray; fat (Tahiti), a sting-i 



(Fiji), a sting-ray. 

 faiumu, v. To cook an oven of food. 

 fataga loa, 71. Hidicliwres divdalma. 

 felo, adj. Light yellow. 



fill, n. Sinnet, braided cocoanut fiber; fiU mama, a ring braided of cocoanut fiber, 

 filoa, n. Lethrinella miniata. 



fo, n. Name ajiplied to fishes of the genus Amia and related genera. 

 fo mumu, II. Ai'n(i,ii,i<'hllii/s iiiiiriiioratns. 

 foa'ao, )!. J'i:iii/'li< ns nihilinxin. 

 fui, )). A collection or ciu-stfr. 

 fuifui-atu, n. A school of bonito. 



fuga, )i. Name applied to parrot-fishes (C^allyodontidae). 

 fuga 'avasai, n. Calli/iidon erylhrodon. 

 fuga galu-moana, n. ( \ilhjodon. ultramarinus. 

 fuga mea, 11. Ctdliindoii haliiieiuis; C. zonularis. 

 fuga meamea, n. ('(illijiidnii iili.<sriirui<. 

 fuga mumu, ». ('<illii<jdi,N jfiirrlmnix. 

 fuga pa'ipa'i, n. Cull iiuiitl:iii hnlnnii. 

 fuga ulapo, )(. CiiIIiiihIuii rnh, rriinii: 



fuga USi, II. Cillhhi'h,,, ,,i,r,jl.1. 



ga, II. A marU.-ivl, N,,„„/„, •/,«,. 

 galo, 11. A full-gruwn usiasi. 

 galo, n. CallyodoH jordaiii. 

 galu, n. Wave. Galu-tai (Samoa) 

 to be rippled, as the water by 

 galu-moana, adj. Mispronunciation of lami-moana, 

 galafa (.'), n. Zanclus canescens. 

 gata, n. X snake. Mgata (Tonga, Fiji), a snake; ngata (New Zealand), 



nreps. 



wave-of-the-sea; galu-moana (Samoa), wave-of-the-ocean; gagala, 

 fish swimming near the surface. 

 Ijlue. 



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