birii kind of surgeonfish

Part of Speech n2
    • kind of surgeonfish
      • animals, fishes
      • Scientific Name Acanthuridae
      • Example 969:
        A birii a iana a paru vasiihum, na teitei vapeepeha bata meri nana bono meho iana. Meha maa vuri eori repaa tei vaagum komana. A kapanae sa kikis vira haana. A iana bona a mataa tea an, na aniani ria tavaan. A iana bona a aniani kasuana bara meha maa taba mee to aniani riori. Tei me nana bono hum peepee vihinae.
        The birii is a blackish fish, it stays together with other fish. Sometimes they stay in a group by themselves. Its skin is not very strong. This fish is good to eat, it is eaten by the people. It eats sand and also other things. It has a sort of sharp razor (lit. a cutting part) on its tail.
        Source: Vaa 09W 066-071
      • Example 970:
        A birii a iana a monamonaa kurus. A iana bona mee na tei me nana bono peepee teve, en teo vihi. A birii a kapa paru, evehee a rivo kopis koa. A barii na beera oha nana bona birii.
        The birii is very fat. This fish has a cutter on the tail. The birii has a black skin and a pointed mouth. The drummer is bigger than the birii.
        Source: Sii 46W 102-105
      • Example 971:
        No kave maa a iana vai to dao riori bona birii.
        Go and catch this fish that they call birii.
        Source: Nan 03R 160

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