kokobusu sea cucumber; bêche-de-mer

Part of Speech	n3
Variant Form(s)	kokobus

• • sea cucumber; bêche-de-mer
  • • animals, unclassified

  Scientific Name

  Holothuroidea

  • • Example 463:
      

      Beara suguna tea masi, eara repaa taneo tea avete kokobusu vo tea hoi.

      When we arrive at the reef, we start collecting bêche-de-mer into the baskets.

      Source: Hel 16E(Sha) 003

    • Example 3591:
      

      A dorana a otei to mate eori he tea nava rakerake rori bono kokobus vai namana.

      Four men died when they were diving for the deep-ocean sea cucumbers.

      Source: Sii 48W 059

Related entries

• See also:
  • avete collect something (e.g. fish, sea cucumbers, nuts)
  • suvasuva ni use something for fish poisoning
  • pipimirari Red Surf, kind of bêche-de-mer used for fish poisoning
  • roovu kokobusu grouper species