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kauki

Bingham

káuki

n. a crab.
vi. to fish by the kauki method.
n. a mode of fishing in which the bottom of the seine between the feet is lifted a little.

Sabatier

kauki

n. a crab, ghost crab.
ex. species: kauki-mamma, kauki-take, kauki-renren, kauki atibu etc.

kauki1

from. uki.
n. an opening.
abbr. kau.
see this word.

Goo & Banner

káuki

sn. Ocypode ceratophthalma Pallas.
n. ghost crab;; reaches breadth of 3 inches.

Topics: Shells and sea creatures, Fishing, Spirits, myth and belief, Animal and plant names (Goo & Banner)