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Muc-BHioRACH, the beaked
whale, bottle - nosed dolphni,
porpoise.
Muc-DisGEARNACH, a ficrcc boai*.
Muc-FHiNN, a milk pig (brood
sow).
Muc-FORAis, a house-fed pig.
Muc-GLASACH, a fatted pig.
Muc-MHARA, a whale, sea pig,
hog, seal, porpoise.
MucRAiDH, a herd of swine.
Muc-SGiDEiL, a whale.
MucuiN (muc fhinn), a snouted
pig or other animal.
MuGART, a hog.
MuiLLE, muileid, mullaid, mulag,
a mule.
MuLBHACH, mulcha, mullach, a
sea calf, a porpoise, a seal.
MuLLAN, a mole.
MuRDACHAN or murduchau (Ir.),
a mermaid.
N
Nasc, nasg, nasg-chu, a chained
dog.
Near, a wild boar.
Neas, nas, ness, nios, a weasel,
weazle, stoat, ferret.
Neas-abhag, a ferret.
Neas-gheal, stoat, ermine, white
weasel.
Neas - nam - fuar - thirean, the
ermine or Armenian rat.
Neimneime, non-exempt cattle
(Br. laws).
Ni, nith, cattle, cows, flocks,
herds.
NiMHE (neime), exempt cattle
(Br. laws).
o
Og-chullach, a young boar, a
grice.
Og-mhart, a young cow, a heifer.
Oe, oi, a sheep.
OiGEACH,a stallion, a young horse.
OiGH, a deer, stag.
Oilbhiast, a monster.
Oileabhan, an elephant.
OiRC, oircne, a lap-dog.
Oirceann, a young sow or pig.
OisG, othasg, othaisg, a sheep or
one-year-old ewe or yowe, a
dry ewe, from "oi seasg."
Oluidh, a cow, also a ewe.
Onchu, a wolf, an otter.
Onn, a horse, entire horse,stallion.
Onnchu, a leopai'd.
Org, orca, orcab, orcan, a whale,
sea monster, pig, beagle, little
hound, lap-dog.
Ormchre, a boar-hound, a leopard
(Ir.).
Os, os-allaidh, an elk, deer, stag.
Paindeal, a panther.
Pait, paiteag, pata, pataire,
patan, puta, putan, a hare,
a leveret or young hare or
rabbit, the young of any
animal.
Parn, a whale.
Peacarach, noxious animal,
sinner.
Peall, a horse (see Fell).
Peallach, a porpoise.
Peileag, peilig, a porpoise, sea
hog.
Peisd, peist, piasd, piast, a
beast.
Piseach, progeny.
Piseag, a kitten, moll kitten,
young cat.
Pisean, a tom-kitten.
Pliutach, a seal or sea-calf.
Poircean, poircein, a little pig,
a porpoise.
Pong, a goat.
Porc, porcan, a sow, a pig.
PoRc-THRiATH, a stall-fcd hog.
Prasach, a fox.