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spotted

13 Kiribati words

• kinawanawa
  • Bingham spotted.
• waiteketeke
  • Sabatier spotted, marked, mottled, speckled.
• kiritantan
  • Sabatier spotted, marked, mottled (skin, cloth, etc.), dotted, speckled.
• tantan
  • Bingham spotted as the skin.
  • Sabatier mottled, spotted, speckled, dappled, or mildewed.
• kakinawanawa
  • Bingham to make the skin spotted.
• kuaurang
  • Goo & Banner spotted rock cod (hh,ll).
• makamaka
  • Bingham spotted as an imperfect pan leaf.
• nei toro
  • Goo & Banner spotted clam; horseshoe clam (ja).
• nimatamata
  • Sabatier variegated, flowered, striped, spotted.
• bareka
  • Sabatier muddy, blotted, spotted, impure, filthy, dusty.
• kiriwantanta
  • Sabatier much spotted, dotted, marked, mottled, speckled, freckled.
• kuaumamaninga
  • Goo & Banner spotted rock cod (This is a pale colored fish with dark spots, which may be reddish brown or dark brown; The spots are round, as large as the eye and quite widely spaced; This fish is said to be poisonous but as it is thought to cause madness, it is not often eaten.) (hh).
• maneku
  • Goo & Banner spotted rock cod (This rock-cod is a very dangerous species and has poisoned and even killed many people. It is a rather repulsive looking fish with thick, fleshy pectoral fins. In color it may be pale with dark spots,... e ones may be uniformly dark; There is a black saddle-like mark between the tail and the dorsal fin. Although the fish are eaten in most poisonous areas, the occasional poisonous specimen is still found in every area where poisonous fish have.