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worm

11 Kiribati words

• ibo
  • Bingham soft, long or wormlike marine animal.
  • Sabatier a worm found in sand on beach (called sea asparagus) (edible) -- resembles long piece of thick macaroni.
  • Luomala worm.
• mata
  • Bingham worm.
  • Sabatier (1) a grub, caterpillar, worm.
• ino
  • Sabatier a worm, larva.
• bonubonu
  • Sabatier a worm, the perfume of which is employed in making hair oil.
• ira
  • Goo & Banner ira (k) a small thin eel, possible name for all worm eels (ll).
  • Luomala worm eel.
• karau
  • Luomala palolo worm.
• onae
  • Sabatier an edible worm found on rocks.
• maniman
  • Bingham full of insects, wormy, having pets.
• nautonga
  • Sabatier (1) white worm found in riburibu, non-edible.
• tinan ibo
  • Sabatier sea worm resembling ibo but fatter and shorter, used as bait.
• iborano
  • Sabatier a species of sea worm, thicker and shorter than ibo, non-edible but used as bait.