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Humuhumunukunukuapuaa Rhyme

HUMUHUMUNUKUNUKUAPUA’A Rhyme pronounced: HOOMOO, HOOMOO, NOOKOO, NOOKOO, AH, POOAH, AH The Hawaiian Reef Triggerfish H Ubiquitous damsels on ‘hide n seek’ reef M Urgently dart into cover H Under the ocean, the fish with the teeth M Usually rules every other N Unctuous, in his case is fair praise indeed K Unique is this eye-candy trigger N Unlikely the damsels to suffer his greed K Unusual for he’s so much bigger A P Utter relief for the fish of the reef... but not for the little sand digger AA 11 November 2020 Kim’s Acrostic Play Contest (WITHDRAWN FROM CONTEST AS I FELT IT DIDN’T FIT THE ‘PLAY’ CRITERIA)

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Date: 11/12/2020 12:23:00 PM
Rhinecanthus rectangulus is the Hawai'i State Fish, easy to see in Waikiki every day of the year. Aloha! Rico
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Terry Flood
Date: 11/12/2020 12:33:00 PM
You’re quite right... the humuhumu etc is its Hawaiian name.
Date: 11/12/2020 1:43:00 AM
Wow, thought it was that Welsh railway station lol. Tom
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Terry Flood
Date: 11/12/2020 2:12:00 AM
Hmm, maybe I should have used the gogh gogh gogh place as my theme... trouble is, I couldnt say it, let alone spell it.
Date: 11/11/2020 3:57:00 PM
An interesting name for a fish. Good luck in the contest.
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Terry Flood
Date: 11/11/2020 4:00:00 PM
My second acrostic attempt. Decided not to go too easy on myself. It’s actually a real species. I once had a pet one in an aquarium. Thanks for your comment, Caren.

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