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ibaba

Bingham

íb'ab'a

n. fish.
vi. draw near to, because enamored.

Sabatier

ibaba

a. saturated by...
ex. e ari n ibaba: it is impregnated with gall, full of bitterness (flesh of fish).
fig. to be in love with..., to be taken with..., smitten with.

Goo & Banner

ibaba

sn. Chaetodon (ll).
n. ib'ab'a (k) butterfly fish (sm).

ibaba1

sn. Chaetodon auriga (y).
n. butterfly fish (sm).

ibaba2

sn. Chaetodon bennetti (y).
n. butterfly fish (sm).

ibaba3

sn. Chaetodon ephippium (y).
n. butterfly fish (sm).

ibaba4

sn. Chaetodon lunula (y).
n. butterfly fish (sm).

ibaba5

sn. Chaetodon ornatissimus (y).
n. butterfly fish (sm).

ibaba6

sn. Chaetodon vagabundus (y).
n. butterfly fish (sm).

ibaba7

sn. Heniochus acuminatus (ll).
n. angel fish (sm).

ibaba8

sn. Heniochus permutatus (ll).
n. angel fish (sm).

Luomala

ibaba

sn. Chaetodon auriga.
C. bennetti.
C. ulietensis.
C. pelewensis.
C. quadromaculatus.
C. recticulatus.
C. trifasciatus.
Heniochus.
all Chaetodontids, Pomacanthids, and Zanclus cornutus.
n. butterfly fish.

ibaba

sn. all Pomacanthids (angelfish).
Pygoplites diacanthus (pomacanthidae).
n. angelfish.

ibaba

sn. Zanclus cornutus.
n. moorish idol.

Topics: Fish, Feelings and character, Animal and plant names (Goo & Banner), Ethnobotany (Luomala)