Blair Collection > Gaelic names of beasts (mammalia), birds, fishes, insects, reptiles, etc

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Crann-chu, a lapdog.
Cre, creubh^ an animal (lit. life,
being).
Creachag, a mole (Creach,
blind O'C).
Cheiche, selling cattle.
Crespeis, a whale.
Creutaui, creutair-talmhaidh,
creatm'e, etc.
Criadh-luch, a mole.
Cribus, a pig.
Cribus-mara, a porpoise.
CriomhaNj criomthann, a fox.
Chipus, a stag.
Criun, a wolf.
Cro, a pig, cattle.
Crodh, cows, black cattle,
herds.
Crodh-caoch, crin, cruin, horn-
less cows.
Crodh-creic, selling stock,
cattle.
Crog, an aged or effete ewe, a
sheep past bearing.
Crogaid, a small-horned shee]).
Cruibh, a cat.
Cruimeacuda, cruimleachta, a
sow.
Cu, a dog.
Cuain, cuaine, a litter of whelps,
a pup.
Cual, herds, cattle.
CuALLACH, cattle, stock cattle.
Cu-allaidh, allta or alluidh, a
wolf.
CuAN, a pack of hounds or
wolves.
CuANAL, sheep (flock).
Cu-CHoiLLE, a wolf.
Cu-DoNN, an otter.
Cu-dur, an otter.
Cu-EUNAiDH, a pointer or spaniel.
Cu-FEOLADAHi, a bull-dog (lit.),
flesher's dog.
Cu-FioNN or fionna, cu-fhada,
a gre3'hound.
CuGAR, cugarbhad, male cat,
tame or wild.
Cu-GHEARR or gliiorr, a wolf.
Cu-GORM, a greyhound.
Cu-GORTACH, a greyhound.
CuiB, cuibh, a dog or grey-
hound.
CuiLASG, cuileasg, a jade, a
horse.
CuiLEABHAR, a dog or grey-
hound.
CuiLEAN, a whelp, a cub, a puppy,
a leveret, a hound.
CuiLEAN-MAiGHiCHE, a Icvcret.
CuiNEAL, a pig.
CuL, cul-bhoc, cull-bhoc, a
wether goat, a buck.
CuLA or cullach-cheann, a boar
(leader).
CuLLACH, a boar, a yearling calf,
a fat heifer, male cat, a bat,
a stallion.
CuLLACH-cuAiN, male seal.
CuLLDAH, a heifer (Ir.).
Cu-LOMNA, a tied dog.
Cu-LORGAiDH, a beagle, etc.
Cu-LuiRGE, a beagle, bloodhound,
gazehound, etc.
Cu-MARA, a sea-dog or ranger,
slow or sleuth-hound, a seal.
CuMHLACH, cumlach, a sucking-
Pig-
CuNADH, stock cattle.
CuoBHAR (? cu-odhar), a beaver,
an otter.
Cur, a horse.
CuRA, curu, a sheep.
CuRSACH, cursair, cursan, a
courser, a horse.
Cu-SEiLGE, a hunting dog.
Cu-uisGE, a water-dog.
D
Dabh, a cow.
Dabhasg or damhas, dathas, a
fallow deer, doe, or buck.
Da-bhliadhnach, a two-year-old
calf or stirk, cattle.