Upokororo

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Upokororo \U`po*ko*ro"ro\, n. [From the native Maori name.]
     (Zool.)
     An edible fresh-water New Zealand fish ({Prototroctes
     oxyrhynchus}) of the family {Haplochitonidae}. In general
     appearance and habits, it resembles the northern lake
     whitefishes and trout. Called also {grayling}.


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