Sample entry from Norman W. Schur's 1000 Most Obscure Words
humuhumunukunukuapuaa (HOOH mooh HOOH mooh NOOH kooh NOOH kooh AH pooh AH uh) n. the name of either of two triggerfishes that swim among the coral reefs of the tropical Indian and Pacific oceans. The lovely name is generally applied to one of the two species known to ichthyologist as Rhinecantus aculeatus. Beyond that , it is the name of the state fish of Hawaii.
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