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Etymology

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Noun

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maomao (plural maomaos or maomao)

  1. A number of different fish of the Pacific Ocean
    1. Abudefduf abdominalis (green damselfish)
    2. Scorpis aequipinnis (sea sweep)
    3. Scorpis violacea (blue maomao)

Synonyms

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  • (Abudefduf abdominalis): banded damselfish, green damselfish
  • (Scorpis aequipinnis): sea sweep, silver sweep, sweep
  • (Scorpis violacea): blue maomao, blue sweep, hardbelly

Derived terms

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  • blue maomao (Scorpis violacea)
  • pink maomao (Caprodon longimanus)

References

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  • maomao on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
  • FishBase
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