pīokeoke

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Maori

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Noun

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pīokeoke

  1. spiny dogfish (Squalus acanthias)
    Synonyms: mangō hapū, mangō pekepeke, mangō tara, okeoke, pioke
  2. spotted estuary smooth-hound (Mustelus lenticulatus)
    Synonyms: makō, mangō, pioke

References

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  • Williams, William (1852) A Dictionary of the New Zealand Language, and a Concise Grammar; to Which is Added a Selection of Colloquial Sentences, second edition, London: Williams and Norgate, page 120:Piókeóke, s. A small shark.