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hu•mu•hu•mu•nu•ku•nu•ku•a•pu•a•a
(ho̅o̅′mo̅o̅ ho̅o̅′mo̅o̅ no̅o̅′ko̅o̅ no̅o̅′ko̅o̅ ä′po̅o̅ ä′ä),USA pronunciation n.
- Fisheither of two triggerfishes, esp. Rhinecantus aculeatus, of Indo-Pacific coral reefs.
- Hawaiian: pig-snouted triggerfish (humuhumu triggerfish + nukunuku, reduplication of nuku snout + a like + pua’a pig)