ipaava stingray

Part of Speech n2
    • stingray
      • animals, fishes
      • Scientific Name dasyatidae
      • Example 339:
        Na tei nana amaa kakukaku ipaava. A hena riori ei: ariono, kiitau, kopokopomate, ipava suuna.
        There are several kinds of stingray. These are their names: Long-Tail Stingray, Eagle Ray, Devil Ray, Garden Eel, genuine stingray.
        Source: Vaa 09W 150-151
      • Example 2502:
        A ipaava a tatabonata na tei me nana bono toutou tea vihi nae. Na teitei batana namana, tea maa kopua bara tea ahono. Teo puhana na aniani batana bono kasuana ae amaa taba vaarii to teitei batari teo kasuana.
        The broad stingray has a tail and stingers on its tail. It stays in the ocean, in the lagoons and the seaweed. At high tide it eats the sand and the things that are in the sand.
        Source: Vaa 09W 147-149
      • Example 2503:
        Na aniani batana bono kasuana bara amaa taba vaarii to teitei batari teo kasuana ei teo puhana.
        It eats the sand and the things that are in the sand during high tide.
        Source: Eno 11W 284
      • Example 2504:
        A iana bona na tei bata koana teo kakaamuru. Bea ipaava beera oha, a kapa nae repaa kikis, o vasu repaa tapogoro toon nae.
        This fish only stays in the white sand. When the stingray becomes bigger, its skin gets strong, and stones appear on its back.
        Source: Sii 46W 141-143

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