kōeaea
1. (noun) greenbone butterfish, Odax pullus - an endemic reef-dwelling fish with an elongated, cylindrical body. Fins large, especially the dorsal and anal fins. Adult fish are bright blue with indistinct, broken, paler tan line mid-laterally. Found at depths shallower than 20 m around the coast.
2. (noun) young of whitebait.
Ki te kore te wai e pūngarungaru ana, ka kitea noatia te kōeaea e hou atu ana ki tō kupenga (PK 2008:713). / If the water is not rippling, the young whitebait can be seen entering your net.
3. (noun) weaving pattern.
