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ikao

Bingham

íkao

vi. picking bones close.

Sabatier

ikao

v. to gnaw a bone (eat what is left on it).
vt. ikaoa: to gnaw... a bone.
n. te tia ikao: gnawer of bones (as a dog), a poor wretch who has nothing else to eat (grievous insult).

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