karee big red ant

Part of Speech n2
    • big red ant
      • animals, insects
      • Example 3057:
        Beara peha amaa overe bara amaa naono vai to tii rio nono karee, ore paa kotokoto araara.
        If we climb the coconut palms and trees where the red ants live, they bite us.
        Source: VaaSen 01W 153
      • Example 3058:
        A karee a kotokoto vakamisi kurusu. Be koto bona aba, ore paa antee oha bono buaku o bon be kamisi nana.
        The red ant is a very painful biter. When it bites a person, then he can be sick for more than two days.
        Source: Sir 01W 053-054
      • Example 3059:
        O karee na nonono batari tea paka naono bara tea maa pihae overe.
        Red ants make nests in tree leaves and in coconut fronds.
        Source: VaaSen 01W 154

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  • See also:
    • kabirohi ant
    • nonokaree brown ant
    • nonono (of ants) nest; make a nest
    • hai1 nest
    • mopa thick coconut sheath where young coconuts are kept and protected until they grow into big coconuts and grow out of it.