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cairidh na beiste duibhe
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an otter’s nest, usually on an island in the middle of a loch.
Location: South Uist, Garrynamonie
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
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cnàimh bod an dòbhrain
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dried otter’s penis-bone – chewed to relieve toothache.
Origin: [Barra]
Category: Blàthan-Leighis / Medicinal Plants
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garadh
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[ɡɑɾəɣ] Quotation: an garadh. Notes: otter’s lair.
Origin: Islay, Port Charlotte
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
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snaod
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a trail left on the water’s surface by an otter as it crosses a loch. Apart from its nose, which leaves this trail, the rest of an otter’s body is submerged. “Snaod na biast dhubh.”
Location: South Uist, Bornish
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous