karivana1 fish scale

Part of Speech n3
    • fish scale
      • animals, fishes
      • Comment The singular form also refers to a plurality of scales.
      • Example 3073:
        A iana bona o karivana teve o beera bara o bero.
        This fish, its scales are big and plenty. (i.e. the hori metomo squirrelfish)
        Source: Sii 11W 004
      • Example 3084:
        O maraahiri ahiki to karivana.
        The rabbitfish does not have any scale.
        Source: SiiSen 03W 121
      • Example 3085:
        A suin nae he a raramun koa, ahiki to karivana.
        Its body is very smooth, there isn't any scale. (i.e. of the Purse-Eyed Scad called maraboro)
        Source: Eno 20W 012
      • Example 3086:
        A karivana na bua barii vaarii na vaapeha koari.
        The scales of these two kinds of drummer fish are just the same.
        Source: Vaa 09W 058

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