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Papaʻi (general name, for various kinds see Haw.- Eng. entry, also entries to follow; alternate names are in parentheses).

• Examples:
  • Crab claws, niho kīlou.
  • Crab with yellow back, pāpaʻi kua lenalena, ʻaʻama kua lenalena (warrior).
  • Corpse-eating black crab, ʻalamihi ʻai kupapaʻu (of scavengers).
  • Crab claws are spread, kekē ka niho o ka pāpaʻi (talk — but not action).
• Related:
  • Common kinds: ʻaʻama, ʻalaʻeke, ʻelemihi (ʻalamihi, eleʻelepī, ʻelepī), kūhonu (kuahonu), moʻala, ʻōhiki.
  • Other kinds: ʻalakuma, ʻeʻeke, ʻelekuma, hīhīwai, kūkūau, kukuma, kūmimi, kūmoana, kumulīpoa, makaʻāloa (ʻāloa), makua-o-ka-līpoa, mū, ʻōhiki-ʻau-moana, ʻōhiki-maka-loa, paiʻea, pākīkī, pāpā, paua, peʻeone, pōhakuhali, pokipoki (pokipoki-kua-paʻa), pokipoki-ʻau-moana, unauna (ōunauna, pāpaʻi-iwi-pūpū).
• References:
  • See sayings, ʻeleʻelepī, niho mole.