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onatabu

Bingham

ónatabu

n. portion of a coral flat slightly raised.
a. slightly raised as a portion of a coral flat.

Sabatier

onatabu

n. cloister, place prohibited.
a. cloistered, reserved, prohibited.
vt. onatabua: to enclose, to cloister, to confine, to put in prohibited place, to forbid entrance to...

Topics: Shells and sea creatures