tepungo stony coral, coral rock, madrepore

Part of Speech noun
Phonetic Form tepuŋo
Proto-Form Vaeakau-Taumako: te punga 'smooth, big, round coral stone'
    • stony coral, coral rock, madrepore
      • Sea
      • Scientific Name Scleractinia spp.
      • Example 1377:
        Kanamuko me komudo i-lakau tepungo.
        Clamshells adhere to the coral rock.
      • Example 1690:
        Tepungo pon voko wopine li-karau ne mwoko ka uña viko me komudo li-vio ene.
        Coral rocks are large boulders that grow on the reef bed, and that's where shells and clamshells grow.