tuna
1. (noun) eel of various species, including the longfin eel (Anguilla dieffenbachii) and shortfin eel (Anguilla australis).
Ko te hīnaki aka anō te mea pai ake ki te hopu tuna, i tā te Pākehā (HP 1991:15). / The eel pot made from vines is a better one to catch eels than that of the Pākehā.
Synonyms: hikumutu, takotowhenua, tuna hinahina, putu, tuna heke, matamoe, papakura, aopori, hao
