vatokoo kind of grasshopper

Part of Speech n2
    • kind of grasshopper
      • animals, insects
      • Example 7166:
        A vatokoo eve a hena na meha kookaa. Na tavusu nana tea taba vai to dao riori bono tapirikoahi.
        Vatokoo is the name of a grasshopper. It comes out of a thing that is called tapirikoahi (i.e. the nymph).
        Source:
        Sir 01W 228-229
      • Example 9124:
        Na teitei nana teo paka veresun ae tea paka kaakau. O giroas teve o uruurunata. Na tei me nana bono pehatotoka o moona.
        It stays on the wild banana leaves and on cocoa leaves. Its colour is brown.It has six legs.
        Source:
        Sir 01W 233-235

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