pīokeoke

Maori

Noun

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

• 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.”