Protoform: TALASEA [FJ] Marine creature, perhaps a sea-slug

Description: Marine creature, perhaps a sea-slug
Reconstruction: Reconstructs to FJ: Fijic
Notes:

*2 PFJ *tarasea "a marine creature, perhaps a sea-slug".

Pollex entries:

Language Reflex Description Source
East Futuna Talasea Nom d`un poisson (Gzl)
Fijian Tarasea A bluish sea-worm found in the reefs (Cpl)
Rennellese Tagasea Kind of edible reddish sea slug (Ebt)
Tahitian Tarahea Odious, obnoxious; to be in a forlorn condition; lean, meagre, as children; unsightly Uncertain Semantic Connection (Lmt)
Tikopia Tarasea Chestnut-banded Goby (Amblyeleotris japonica) (Fth)

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