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ʻukiki

Haw to Eng, Pukui-Elbert (1986),

1. vs. Thin, puny, small, stunted, sickly. Cf. ʻakiki, hukiki.

2. Same as ʻūkīkiki 1.

U-KI-KI

Haw to Eng, Andrews (1865),

s. Name of a species of fish.

Ukiki (u-ki'-ki), n.

/ u-ki'-ki / Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

A species of snapper fish (Apsilus brighami). A good food fish, found in the deeper waters.

ʻūkīki

Haw to Eng, Kent (1986),

Small-scaled snapper, ʻōpakapaka (Pristipomoides microlepis). A very marketable fish that grows to 3 feet. It lives in deep waters offshore. Also called ʻakiki, kiki, koʻi.

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