eitei
Bingham
éitei
n. bird.
eitéi
va. performing finely in the ruoia [chanting].
Sabatier
eitei
n. frigate bird.
ex. species -- te ubaitoi, te bairaku, ten naru, or naru, te uba-itoi (young of...).
ex.
- te bai raku: frigate bird with long wings.
- Ten Naru... a rare species, fictitious.
fig. te eitei (N.) te ubaitoi (S.) impostor, a parasite, living at another's expense as a frigate bird seizes fish caught by other birds.
v. to imitate the gliding of eitei when dancing -- arms extended but supple -- very elegant dancing, special to some families in the north, originated in Marakei.
ex. e eitei, te bai n eitei.
n. a small spotted ray found in lagoon.
syn. kibakiba.
Goo & Banner
eitei
sn. Fregata ariel ariel.
n. lesser frigate bird (aa).
eitei1
sn. Gregata minor palmerstoni.
n. Greater frigate bird, Pacific frigate bird (aa) (The adult male is dark brown to black all over, with a bluish grey bill and black, brown or pink feet. It is the darkest bird of either species and is thus easily identified. The female has a dark brown or blackish head, neck and upperparts and abdomen, but the throat and breast are white. Immatures have white or rusty colored heads and patches of white on the breast and abdomen; by the shape of these patches it is possible to tell whether the bird is a male or female.).
Topics: Fish, Birds, Animal and plant names (Goo & Banner)