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kūkūau

/ kū.kū.au / Haw to Eng, Pukui-Elbert (1986),

n., A large grapsid crab (Metopograpsus thukuhar 🌐).

Nā LepiliTags: fauna

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s. The name of a four-footed animal in the sea.

Kukuau (kū'-kū-ă'u), n.

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

A variety of crab. Same as kukua.

Kukuau (ku'-ku-ā'u):

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

handle of tapa beater. Land section. Hilo. Hawaii.

Kūkūau

WahiLocation, Place Names of Hawaiʻi (1974),

Section of Hilo, Hawaiʻi, named for a grapsid crab.

Large grapsid crab (Metopograpsus messor), which may measure 1½ inches across the carapace. It is gray to dark green or black. It is common under stones on muddy, flat reefs near river mouths.

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