cockabully

  • 1cockabully — /ko kə bŭˈli or kokˈə bŭ li/ noun Any of various small freshwater fish of New Zealand ORIGIN: Maori kokopu …

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  • 2cockabully — [ kɒkəbʊli] noun (plural cockabullies) NZ a small blunt nosed freshwater fish related to the sleepers. [Genus Gobiomorphus.] Origin C19: from Maori kokopu …

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  • 3cockabully — /kɒkəˈbʊli / (say kokuh boolee) noun (plural cockabullies) NZ (especially with children) any of several kinds of small freshwater fish. {? Maori kokopu} …