humuhumunukunukuapuaa

From Hawaiian humuhumunukunukuāpuaʻa.

• IPA^(key): /ˌhumuˌhumuˌnukuˌnukuˌaːpuˈaʔa/ (Can we verify⁽⁺⁾ this pronunciation?) (particularly: seems to be copy-pasted from the Hawaiian etymon)

humuhumunukunukuapuaa (plural humuhumunukunukuapuaas)

1. Rhinecanthus rectangulus, a species of triggerfish found in the coral reefs of many of the oceans. It is characterized by a noticeably large snout and blue lips that resemble that of a pig’s snout.
   • 1933, “My Little Grass Shack In Kealakekua, Hawaii”, Bill Cogswell, Tommy Harrison, Johnny Noble (music):

     I want to go back to my little grass shack in Kealakekua, Hawaii / Where the humuhumunukunukuapua'a goes swimming by

• reef triggerfish

• reef triggerfish on Wikipedia.Wikipedia