ọkpìjò
NounNdebe script
Meanings
puffer-fish with very poisonous gall (Tetraodon fahaka)
Noungreat and dreaded masquerade
Noun
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- ọkpì
Examples
Ọkpìjò nwere nnukwu ose na-egbu mmadụ.
— The puffer fish has a very poisonous gall that kills.
Ndị ọkụ azụ jidere ọkpìjò n'osimiri.
— Fishermen caught a puffer fish in the river.
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