roromaio frigate bird

Part of Speech n2
    • frigate bird
      • animals, birds
      • Scientific Name fregata
      • Example 6242:
        Roromaio. A naovana vai a roromaio a paru.
        Frigatebird. This bird, the frigate bird is black.
        Source: Sii 43W 131
      • Example 6243:
        O naovana bari saka tei vahuusu bata maari bona kasuana. Na vananaovo bata maari gina vavura.
        These birds do not stay close to the beach. They fly far away high up. (i.e. the frigate birds called <roromaio>)
        Source: Sii 43W 132-133

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