matawa
Bingham
mataáwa
a. large round as a man and so held with difficulty.
Sabatier
matawa
n. a bird (Gyges alba candeda), love tern, fairy tern, angel tern.
Goo & Banner
matawa
sn. Bybis alba.
n. <bird> white tern, love tern, fairy tern, angle tern (This beautiful little white tern is fairly common on all islands except Arorae, where surprisingly it is not present at all; Pairs of birds will usually be seen h... near pandanus trees or playing on the branches. They are usually distinguished by their pure white color and arboreal habits. The shafts of the primaries are dusky brown and of the tail feathers, most are black. The prominent eyes... arrow black ring around them.) (aa).
Topics: Birds, Feelings and character, Colours, Animal and plant names (Goo & Banner)