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Laeb, laob, a cow (Old Ii".).
Laithre, a cow.
Lamh-fhual, water vole or mole.
Lan-damh, a full-grown stag or
hart.
Lannair, lannoir, a cow.
Laogh, laoi (Ir.), a calf of a cow
or deer.
Laogh-alluidh, a fawn.
Laogh-bhailceach, a fair, strong
calf.
Laogh-bailgionn, a white-bellied
calf.
Laogh-eiliDj a fawn.
Laogii-feidh, a fawn.
Laogh-ligheach, a newly-calved
cow.
Laoicionn, lao'cionn, laogh-
cionn, laoisgean, a stuffed in
imitation of a real calf.
Laos-bhoCj a castrated or wether
goat.
Lar, lair, laithre, a mare.
Larach, a filly.
Leas-leathainn, a beaver.
Lee, a calf (Ir.).
Leidire, a wolf.
Leobhann, leomhann, a lion.
Leth-asal, a mule.
Leth-choinein, a strange rabbit.
Leth-chu, a lurcher dog.
Leumnach, leumadair, the jumj)-
ing whale, grampus, dolphin.
LiA, a hog pig.
Lias, a lamb.
LiBHEADAN, a Icviathan.
LicHEACH, ligheach, a cow.
LioBART, liocard, liopard, a
leopard.
Liobhgach, a cow with calf.
LioNCAisE, a spaniel.
LoBHGACH, a cow with calf.
LocHRAiDH, lochruidh, cattle.
LoDHAiNN, lothainn,pack of dogs,
leash.
LoGUiD, a lean, starving cow.
LoiLGEACH, luilgheach, lulgach, a
newly-calved cow, a milch cow.
LoiRCEAN, a stuffed imitation
calf.
LoiREAG, a handsome, rough, or
shaggy cow.
LoniEAN, a lamb, late of weaning.
Lois, loisidh, a fox.
LoMAiDH, a shorn sheep.
LoN, lun, an elk, moose-deer, a
bison or buffalo.
LoNACH-SHLioNACH, an alligator.
LoRCHAiRE, foal.
LoRGAiR, loirgear, lorgan, a
pointer dog, a slow hound.
Loth, lothag, a filly, a foal, a
colt.
LoTHAiNN-CHON, a pack of dogs
or hounds.
LoTHAiR, a greyhound, a dog.
LuAN, a greyhound, a lamb.
LuB, a roe, a wolf.
LuBHAN, lumhan, a lamb.
LucH, luchag, a mouse.
LucH-FHEoiR, a harvest mouse,
field mouse.
LucH-FHRANGACH, a rat.
LUCH-GHALLDA, a molc.
LucH-MOR, a seal.
LucH-sHiTH, a fairy mouse or
lesser shrew.
Luilgheach, lulgach (see Loil-
geach).
Lulagan, a stuffed imitation calf.
LuLHAT, lupait, a pig, hog, swine.
LuRCAiRE, lurchaire, a foal, colt.
M
Ma, magh, or math-gliamhuinn,
mangan, mathan, mathon, a
bear, brown bear.
Macrail-chapuill, a whale (Jr.).
Mac-tire, a wolf.
Mada, madadh, madradi),
maduidh, a dog, any wild
animal of the dog si^ecies, a
wolf.
Mada-chuain, grampus.