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bakoa

Bingham

bákoa

n. a shark (general term for the genus).
n. a certain star.
vi. to faint from the sight of blood.

Sabatier

Bakoa

n. a constellation (Orion's sword) near to the constellation called Ituaninai.

bakoa

n. a shark (general name).
ex. species as follows -- anoi, araoboto, ia-anti, i-marawa, kimoa, ngarei, baiburebure, bairarae, babu, rokea, tababa, tikuroaroa, unikai, unimai, unun, urukameru, bai-rae, urunga, ia- bangebange, mata-bikebike, rokeatau.
n. bubakoa: smell of shark.
kabakoa: shark fishing.

bakoa1

v. bakoakoa, nibakoakoa: to faint at the sight of blood.
vt. kabakoa, kabakoakoa, nibakoakoa: to cause repugnance to...

Goo & Banner

bákoa

sn. Gynglymostoma ferrugineum (y).
n. shark (sm).

Luomala

bakoa

n. all sharks except C. amblyrhinchos & G. cuvieri (fan).

Topics: Fish, Fishing, Weather and sky, Animal and plant names (Goo & Banner), Ethnobotany (Luomala)