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katama

Bingham

katám'a

n. a cat.

vi. to fish for onauti with a fish-hook.

Sabatier

katama

n. cat.

n. katama-anti: wild cat, wild beast.

fig. wild, not properly tamed.

katama¹

v. to make climb up, to bring to surface.

katama²

v. to attract flying fish to surface with a hook.

katama³

vt. to do thoughtlessly, lightly, superficially.

syn. bo-tam.

Topics: Fish