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Fekɨr
gongong
Striped ponyfish
Example: Photo by ANFC, License: CC BY-NC 3.0 via Fishes of Australia
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konianaker
Blacktip grouper (deep sea)
Example: Photo by Richard Ling, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 via Fishes of Australia
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konuwak
Orange-spotted grouper
Example: Photo by Ian Shaw / iNaturalist.org, License: CC BY-NC 3.0 via Fishes of Australia
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Leopard hind, leopard grouper (deep sea)
Example: Photo by Jeffrey T. Williams / Smithsonian Institution, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 via Fishes of Australia
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[kwanwi:ru] n. well branched tree, 10 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3036)
Example: Tools: The roots of this plant are used as a rope to fasten pig’s feet during the kastom ceremony. Landscape: This tree is planted as a shelter tree. Hunting: Pidgeons are known to eat the fruits of this tree. When hunters desire these birds, they will gather near to this tree. Fuel: The dried wood of this tree is used as a firewood.
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n. type of flowering plant (collection: Michael J. Balick #5135)
Example: When this plant grows to 2m, peel bark and put it in salt water to rett the stem. To do this, tie the stems in bundles and cover the bundle with a stone in the sea. After one week, rett the stem by pulling out the strong fibers and discarding the rest. Dry the fibers, then make a grass skirt from this. The leaves can be crushed and used as a styptic for wounds to stop bleeding.
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mangopen
namatamai
Ambon emperor
Example: Photo by FAO / Fishbase, License: CC BY-NC 3.0 via Fishes of Australia
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nauri
[newri] n. tree, 3 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #2989)
Example: Fuel: Dry portions of this plant are used as firewood. Construction: The timber of this plant is used to createany part of a house. It is considered a strong wood. Medicine: This plant is used to treat muscle soreness. It can be prepared in tow ways. One way is to boil and branch of leaves and then bathe (“swim”) with the resulting water. Another way is to heat a branch over a fire and rub on sore area for approximately 1 minute, after showering.
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neiapsan
nikuhma
niséi
nuak
n. vine climbing up ficus wasa tree to a height of 5 m above ground, growing in open forest heavily impacted by cyclone. flowers purplish-blue with white throat. (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3242)
Example: When women go to the garden and have a backpack or basket, they tie it up with this vine--the vine makes an excellent rope overall. When a person catches a bird, climb a tree and put sap from this vine in its eye to blind him so he does not fly away. Apply this to small chicks in their nest. Birds then will grow to eating size and not fly away. When children have an ear infection that yields pus, chew the young leaves of this plant and spit into their ear to stop the pus that is coming out. If a person wants to drink from a pool of dirty water, put the vine in it to help purify the water.
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parangi pitew
Ringtail surgeonfish
Example: Photo by Erik Schlogl / iNaturalist.org, License: CC BY-NC 3.0 via Fishes of Australia
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Pacific bullethead parrotfish
Example: Photo by John Turnbull, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 via Fishes of Australia
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[pinerew] Red-Bellied Fruit Dove
Example: Sub-adult Red-bellied Fruit Dove. Photo by Papier K / Wikimedia Commons, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons
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African Giant Snail
Example: Photo by buggirl13 / iNaturalist, License: CC-BY-NC via inaturalist.org
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tui-tui
[twitwi] n. shrub, 2-3 m tall (collection: Gregory M. Plunkett #3085)
Example: The leaves of this plant are used to cover the hot stone ovens when cooking lap-lap. The ripe fruit is used to burn as a lap. Take the seeds, impale on the fiber in the middle of a coconut leaf pinnae and light, holding the slender stick and lighting a person’s way.
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wipin iariman
Blue trevally (male)
Example: Photo by ANFC, License: CC BY-NC 3.0 via Fishes of Australia
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Longnose trevally (male)
Example: Photo by Jeffrey T. Williams / Smithsonian Institution, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 via Fishes of Australia
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