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batano

Bingham

b'átano

n. coral sandstone.

Sabatier

batano

n. sand stone, crumbling rock, soft...
syn. te ati tano.
a. shallow, needing a heap of sand to cover; for ex. to heap sand over a hole where one has buried something because hole was not deep enough, appearing just over horizon.
ex. e batano Nei Auti.

Topics: Shells and sea creatures