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matabareka

Bingham

mætabaáreka

va. having dirt or dust about or under the eyes.

mætabaáreka

n. fish.

Sabatier

matabareka

na. dirty face, having...
vc. kamataba: to make...

matabareka1

n. a fish, big eyes.
sn. Mototaxis grandoculis.

Goo & Banner

mætabaáreka

sn. Monotaxis grandoculis.
n. big eye (This fish has a purple-green back, shading to silver on its belly and all its fins are red; Young ones are rather different in color, being reddish green, with two long dark lines; It is very poisonous in many parts of the Pacific, but information is lacking for the Gilberts (.

Luomala

matabareka

sn. Gnathodentex aureolineatus (lethrinida).
n. emperor (fish).

Topics: Fish, The body, Animal and plant names (Goo & Banner), Ethnobotany (Luomala)