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Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
Informant(s)
Name
John MacPhee
Location
South Uist, South Boisdale
Date
[1987-88]
Fieldworker
A. O’Henley
seillean mór
bumble bee.
ainbheach
drone bee.
seillean dìomhain
drone bee.
seillean achaidh
field bee.
bunnan
black beetle.
farachan
death watch beetle.
amadan dè
butterfly.
dealan dè
butterfly.
learbad
butterfly.
ailseag
caterpillar.
bràtag a’ chàil
caterpillar.
cruimh càil
caterpillar.
b
rat
ag
furry caterpillar.
ana bhiorach
centipede.
ceudchasach
centipede.
cearan
cockroach.
buail a’ chnag
cricket.
breabadair
daddy long legs.
tarbh nathrach
dragonfly.
corra ghobhlach
earwig.
gobhlag
earwig.
cruimh gheala
glow worm.
brobhadan
grasshopper.
fionnan feòir
grasshopper.
srannan
grasshopper.
brìdeach
grub.
seillean nimhe
hornet. Also ‘connspeach’.
[connspeach]
[hornet.]
daolag bhreac
ladybird.
dannsair dubhan uisge
water spider.
speach
wasp.
raodan
woodworm.
maoirnean
small cockle.
giomach cuain
crayfish.
giomach spàinneach
crayfish.
carnag
eel.
deal, deala
leech.
muasgan caol
prawn.
luga
sandworm.
conan mara
sea urchin.
crogan feannaig
sea urchin.
carran
shrimp.
ialtag
a bat.
cù odhar
beaver.
dobharchù
beaver.
àr chù
bloodhound.
torc
boar.
boc
buck.
agh allaidh
buffalo.
deilf
dolphin.
luch fheòir
dormouse.
ailp
elephant.
lon
elk.
neas
ferret.
sioraf
giraffe.
madadh chuain
grampus.
leumnach
grampus.
cù gorm
greyhound.
gràineag
hedgehog.
breog
leveret.
os
moose.
maoileann
mule.
faindeal
panther.
taghan
pine marten.
peileag
porpoise.
muc bhiorach
porpoise.
muc steallain
porpoise.
badalan
water
rat
.
radan uisge
water
rat
.
brac
reindeer.
reinfhiadh
reindeer.
tasd
reindeer.
ruadh bhoc
roebuck.
earba
roe deer.
iallag [?] an fhraoich
shrew.
neas bheag
stoat.
abhag
terrier.
buaidh iomlan
lesser-tailed vole.
badalan
water vole.
fadan uisge
water vole.
each mara
walrus.
neas
weasel.
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