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. |
| bratag | 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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