daavoe Moon Shellfish

Part of Speech n3
    • Moon Shellfish
      • animals, shellfish
    • Scientific Name naticidae
      • Example 1226:
        O daavoe o meho kehaa vaa tahii. O kehaa bona na vavuhuvuhu batana teo kakaamuru vaa kasuana. Meha maa vuri eara repaa vurahe eve tea maa puhuku kasuana vaa tea ahono. O daavoe na nahunahu mi riori bono pesun. Na nahu riori bona ruene. Beve mahaka, eori repaa arini tavus bono benoo vai to ani riori. A benoo nae a nin mataa kurus.
        The Moon Shellfish is another shellfish of the sea. This shellfish digs itself into the white sand of the beach. Sometimes we find it in the sand heaps in the grassy seaweed. The Moon Shellfish is cooked with the shell. They cook it with fresh water. When it is done, they pull out the flesh that they eat. Its flesh is very tasty.
        Source: Sii 45W(Joy) 063-069

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  • See also:
    • vavuhuvuhu dig oneself into the ground (habitually)