tooruae kind of turtle

Part of Speech n2
    • kind of turtle
      • animals, reptiles
      • Example 7636:
        A goroto vai a tooruae a beera sana. Eve a beera tea kavara rio goroto vai to popo rori tahii. A goroto a beera sana, a goroto bona mee a avuavuhu ukee kurus. O rupi teve o beera sana. A goroto bona a benoo beera bara monamonaa kurus. O kapa vaa toon nae na rihirihi gunaha vo nana kosinae.
        The tooruae is very big. It is the biggest of all the turtles that live in the sea. The turtle is very big, this turtle also has a particular smell called ukee. It eggs are very big. This turtle has much and very fat meat. The shell on its back has stripes running down (from its head) to its bottom.
        Source: Sii 46W 046-054
      • Example 7637:
        A tooruae vai a beera sana. A soreke vai he a vaaromuna. A papaeri vai he a rutaa.
        The tooruae turtle is very big. The soreke turtle is middle-sized. The papaerii turtle is small.
        Source: Sii 47W 044-046

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