kaavisu kind of halfbeak

Part of Speech n2
    • kind of halfbeak
      • animals, fishes
      • Scientific Name Hemiramphidae
      • Example 689:
        O kaavisu na teitei batari tea maa patana, eori he toro nao bata koari, saka antee haari tea hio.
        The kavisu (a halfbeak species) stay in the thicket of seaweed, they must move, they cannot be motionless (lit. sit).
        Source: Eno 11W 100-102
      • Example 764:
        O kaavisu na bebeana ni raara mee.
        The kaavisu needlefish we also use for baits.
        Source: Eno 11W 103
      • Example 2598:
        A kaavisu o peho sii kaku iana o sii rutarutaa koa, eori he na tara potee ri rori bono oha.
        The kaavisu are a very small kind of fish, but they look like the oha halfbeak.
        Source: Eno 11W 098-103

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