lui-haai

noun

ˈlā¦hī

plural -s

: a small blunt-snouted striped shark (Poroderma africanum) of the East African coast

called also striped dogfish

Word History

Etymology

Afrikaans, from lui lazy (from Dutch, from Middle Dutch loy, loey) + haai shark, from Dutch, from Middle Dutch haey

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