takuisi kind of lizard

Part of Speech n2
    • kind of lizard
      • animals, reptiles
      • Example 4481:
        Ahio eve a meha taba to vaapeha merina bona bua naovana hiri vai, a gotoo bara takuisi.
        The ahio lizard is another creature that is similar to the two creeping animals, the gotoo and the takuisi lizard.
        Source: Sii 2008W 002
      • Example 7007:
        Takuisi na tatabonata oha nana bene gotoo. E takuisi mee saka kikisi vira haana. Bean ato e, ore paa taruvis o kapa teve ge a vihinae ore paa takurus.
        The takuisi lizard is broader than the gotoo. The takuisi is also not very strong. When you touch it, its skin falls off or its tail breaks off.
        Source: Sii 2008W 143-145
      • Example 7008:
        Ere takuisi bere gotoo na vahuhu rori bona rupi. Na vahuhu batari komana maa paka atovo ge teo sii hum vai to raka batana.
        The takuisi and the lay eggs. They lay them in the sago palm leaves or in a place that is dry.
        Source: Sii 2008W 146-147
      • Example 7009:
        Tabaan tea takuisi a kookaa, kuhii bara kabirohi.
        The food of the takuisi are grasshoppers, mosquitos and ants.
        Source: Sii 2008W 148

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