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Definition of Upokororo

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

Meaning of Upokororo from wikipedia

- many names, including pokororo, paneroro, kanae-kura, and most commonly, upokororo. The variety of names for the fish came from either multiple iwi, or to...
- now-extinct New Zealand grayling (Prototroctes oxyrhynchus), known to Māori as upokororo, was an important food source for Māori, and were abundant in the area;...