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gombesa

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Ngazidja Comorian

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Latimeria chalumnae

Etymology

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Unclear, though Smith (1956) notes the similarity to Swahili kambesi (“giant trevally”).[1]

Noun

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gombesa class 5 (plural magombesa class 6)

  1. The West Indian Ocean coelacanth, Latimeria chalumnae, a large crossopterygian fish occasionally caught off the Comoros.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Smith, J. L. B. (1956) Old Fourlegs: the Story of the Coelacanth, Longmans Green.
  2. ^ “gombesa” in Outils & Ressources pour l'Exploitation de la Langue Comorienne, 2008.
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