Austronesian words for seahorse (Hippocampus spp.)

[Waruno Mahdi]

I already sent this off, before realizing that it had been addressed
directly to Bruce Biggs. So here it is once more to the list (sorry).
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Bruce,

the generally accepted Indonesian word for it is _kuda laut_ (that's
litteral for hoosi tahi). Less generally known nowadays is an older
denotation, _unduk-unduk_ or _ikan unduk-unduk_ (_ikan_ 'fish'),
which originally probably was a descripion of the up-and-down
nodding or bobbing motion of the little critters.
I'll be back if I turn up anything more on them.

Regards,   Waruno

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