batua
Bingham
b'átua
n. a large shell fish, the.
Sabatier
batua
n. name of Tridacoconute while small.
batua1
n. a small fighting fish, puffer fish.
sn. Canthigaster.
ex. species or names -- iku, ikubaka, inaika, inamoimoto, ina-bikou, ina-tongo, ingietan-rabono, batua ni kaikinaki, birotokou, ruo ikabuti.
n. te ka-uni batua: Gilbertese national game for children and adults.
n. te tie batua: catching batua with coconut shell (nana).
vt. tiera: to take...
batua2
n. ba-atua (S.) a venerated personage.
batua3
v. batua nako. to slide against,... on.
syn. tua nako (more used).
vt. kabatuanako: to cause to...
Goo & Banner
batua
sn. Canthigaster solandri (y).
n. puffer fish (sm).
batua1
sn. family Canthigasteridae (ll).
n. puffer fish (sm).
Luomala
batua
sn. Canthigaster solandri (all big canthigasteridae).
n. sharpnose puffers.
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