- cockabully
- ['kɒkəbʊli]noun (plural cockabullies) NZ a small blunt-nosed freshwater fish related to the sleepers. [Genus Gobiomorphus.]OriginC19: from Maori kokopu.
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cockabully — /ko kə bŭˈli or kokˈə bŭ li/ noun Any of various small freshwater fish of New Zealand ORIGIN: Maori kokopu … Useful english dictionary
cockabully — /kɒkəˈbʊli / (say kokuh boolee) noun (plural cockabullies) NZ (especially with children) any of several kinds of small freshwater fish. {? Maori kokopu} …
