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n.

1. An edible variety of sea urchin (Colobocentrotus atratus). The teeth were used for medicine. (KL. line 23.) Varieties are qualified by the terms kau pali (cliff-perching), kai ʻina, and ʻulaʻula.

2. Ringworm.

3. Motif on tapa stamp.

vi. To swing back and forth with a bang or clatter; to click as the teeth; to bounce back and forth, as breasts.

v. To shiver much and intensely with the cold.

s. The name of a small sea animal.

s. Name of a shell fish that has many prongs two or three inches long.

s. Name of a small insect that adheres to the skin of persons, similar to the ane; haukeuke, he ane, he mea e pili ana ma ka ili o ke kanaka, ua like me ke kane.

Haukeuke (hā'-ŭ-ke-ŭ-ke), n.

/ hā'-ŭ-ke-ŭ-ke / Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

1. A small crustacean resembling the ina or sea egg.

2. A crustacean a little larger than the ina and found only on the wet rocks between low and high water mark.

3. Ringworm, similar to the ane: haukeuke, he ane, he mea e pili ana ma ka ili o ke kanaka, ua like me ke kane.

Haukeuke (ha'-ŭ-ke'-ŭke), v.

/ ha'-ŭ-ke'-ŭke / Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

To click together rapidly as the teeth; to clatter.

Body louse (Pediculus humanus humanus). Lives on the human body and lays its eggs in clothing. Also called ʻuku kapa.

Motif on a kapa stamp that resembles the sea urchin.

Ringworm, fungus skin ailment.

Sea urchin or sea egg (Colobocentrotus atratus). Large shells growing up to 3 inches. Lives on rocky shores washed by surf. See hāwaʻe, ʻopihi, wana.

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