moguae kind of ant

Part of Speech n2
    • kind of ant
      • animals, insects
      • Example 4269:
        O moguae o mataa, na vatete ri rori bono amisina. Eve to mataa suku riori.
        The moguae ants are good, they chase the amisina ants. That's why they are good. (lit. That (is) what they (are) good because of)
        Source:
        Sii 33W 104-105
      • Example 4543:
        O vahara moguae o maramarabi. Eori saka kotokoto haari, na burun koari bona mooraara, o vahara moguae o bero kurus. Beori burun bona mooraara, eara repaa kiu koara tea duruhu gunaha riori kahi bono mooraara.
        The little moguae ants are brownish. They don't bite, they just swarm around our legs, many little moguae ants. When they swarm around our legs, we just try hard to make them fall off our legs.
        Source:
        Sii 33W 098-103

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