moogoo edible sago grub

Part of Speech n2
    • edible sago grub
      • animals, insects
      • Example 432:
        O naono atovo na hee araraara bona buaku a tabaan a mataa, o moogoo bara o momoveresun na tavus rori teo naono atovo.
        The sago palm gives us two kinds of good food, the sago palm grub and the momoveresun mushroom come out of the sago palm.
        Source: Sii 33W 094-095
      • Example 4598:
        O hum to tavus nana o moogoo, beara tagava o atovo, are paa kosi vakavara e, are paa kokopo vahaa o rom atovo bona pate raon. Murina buaku a sivao, ean repaa nao vahaa tea kepo o tete atovo tean. Teebona to pasi vurahe noman o moogoo tean o bero kurus.
        As for the place where the sago grub appears, when we fell a sago palm, we cut off its fronds, then we cover the sago palm stem again with raon leaves. After two months you go there again and chop your sago palm log. There you will find plenty sago palm grubs.
        Source: Sii 33W 089-094
      • Example 4599:
        O moogoo mee na tavus nana teo naono vai to dao raara bono pakoo.
        The grub also comes out of the tree that we call pakoo (Albert palm).
        Source: Sii 33W 096

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  • See also:
    • noea grub of the vahihii beetle