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MADADH-ALLAIDH
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Madadh-allaidh, allt, alluidh,
or ulaith, a wolf.
Madadh-donn, an otter.
Madadh-ruadh, a fox.
Madadh-uisge, an otter.
Maidheach, madh-fhiadh, maigh-
each, moigheach, common
hare, maukin or mawkin.
Maigheach-gheal, white, blue, or
mountain hare.
Maistic, maistidh, a mastiff.
Maithreach, a mother cow or
sheep.
Mallan, mullan, a mole.
Mang, a fawn.
Maoiseach, maoisleach, a roe,
doe, heifer.
Maoileann, maolainn, maoluin,
a mule.
Maolag, maolan, a hornless
animal.
Maos, a goat.
Marbh-chu, a wolf.
Marbhuas, many cows.
Marc, marcan, mearc, a horse,
steed.
Mart, a cow.
Mastic, mastaidh, a mastiff
dog.
Mat, mata, a pig or monster.
Meac-treabhaidh, the ox or horse
next the plough.
Mealtag, a bat.
Meanbh-chrodh, meamnachair,
meanachair, small cattle,sheep,
or goats.
Meann, a kid, young roe, goat.
Meann-bhoc, a year old he-goat.
Meann-earba, fawn.
Meann - mhara, men - mara, a
whale.
Measan, meas-chu, a lap-dog,
pug, puppy.
Meathusradh, fatlings.
Meidh-alach or allach, meith-
eallach, fat cattle.
Meidh-each, meadhach, a stallion.
Meigeadan, a goat, kid.
Meile, melenidh, meilinich,
sheep ; also jades, etc.
Meinne, a kid.
Meoinn, a cat.
MiADUiG or miaduigh, a hog, a
sow.
MiAL, miol, a beast.
MiAL-BHuiDHE, mial-moighc, a
hare.
Mial-buirn, a whale.
MiAL-CHU, a greyhound.
MiAL-MHARA, a wlialc.
MiAL-MHOR, a whale.
MiAL-RON, a seal.
MiALTAG, mialtag-leathaii*, miol-
tag, a bat.
Mi-CHu, a fox.
Mil, an animal (Old Brit.).
Mil-each, a blood horse, a war
horse.
Min-eallach, small cattle, sheep
or goats.
Minnean, minnein, a little kid,
fawn, or male young of the roe.
MiNNSEAG, mins, minsich, minn-
seach, minnseagh, a yearling
she-goat, a goat, goats.
MisE, miseach, a year old goat,
a young kid.
MODH-DHAMH, a ploUgh OX.
MoDH-sEARRACH, a filly or colt
of a cai'thorse.
Moiltean, molt, a hogget.
MoiNEAs, moineis, female seal.
Molla, sheep.
Molt, mult, a wedder or wether.
MoNG-STEUDACH, fine - crested
steed.
MoRC, a sow, a hog, a boar.
MoR-DHAMH,cattle leader (Welsh,
modrydav).
Morlo, a seal.
Moth, the male of any creature.
MoTH-CHAT, a tom-cat.
Muc, a sow or pig.
Muc-ABHuiNN, a bear.
Muc-AiNiDHE, a sow with
young.