MOIRB 



STIOMAG 



MoiHD, moirbh, an ant, pismire. 

 MoiREAL, the borer, teredo. 

 MuDAG, tlie niaw-worm. 

 MuiLEAG, a little frog ; froggy. 

 MuiLE-MHAo, mul-mhag or mha- 

 gan, a frog, large toad. 



N 



Natiiair, nathair-ninih, Na'r, 

 athair-nei (Badenoch), poison- 

 ous viper, venomous adder, 

 ask, esk, etc. 



Nathair-gun-phuinnsein, a 



snake. 



NATHAni-SGiATHACH, a dragon 

 (winged serj)ent). 



Nathair-uisge, tlie hydrus. 



NiGHEAN-iMHiR (inimliir), a ser- 

 pent; "Ivor, Edward, or 

 Uidhir's daughter." 



Og-losgann, or losgunn, a frog 

 young frog. 



Partan, a crab-louse. 



Peist, piast (Ir.), worm, serpent 



(lit. a beast). 

 Plaigh-shlat, the blind or slow 



worm. 

 Poll-cheannan, a tadpole. 

 Proimbeallan, lu'oimsheillean, a 



drone bee ; beetle. 



R 



Reud, reudan, raodan, a moth, 

 timber-insect, wood louse, 

 weevil. 



RiBHiNN, righinn, a serpent (a 

 name). 



RiGH-NATHAiR, a cockatricc, basi- 

 lisk, large serpent. 



Saith, a swarm of bees. 



Sar, sarag, a sheep-louse. 



ScANN, sgann, a swarm of 

 bees. 



Sealan, a sheep-louse. 



Seamann, a small snail. 



Seananach, a wasp. 



Seangan, an ant, emmet, pismire. 



SEiLCHEAG,seilidh,seimhidh,etc., 

 a snail, slug. 



Seileann, seileunn, a cade, ked, 

 sheep-louse, or tick. 



Seillean, a bee, heath, honey, 

 humble, or field. 



Seillean-achaidh, a field bee. 



Seillean-diomhain, or lunndach, 

 drone or idle bee. 



Seillean-mor, bumble or humble- 

 bee. 



Seillean-nimii, a hornet. 



Seillean-seimhid, a snail. 



Seireacan, seiteicean, etc., the 

 si Ik- worm. 



Sgairp, a scorpion. 



Sgliatair, a slater, cheslip. 



SiGmEUN, sitiren, the silk-worm. 



SiMiD, a beetle. 



SioD-cHNuiMH, the silk-worm. 



Sligeanach, a tortoise or turtle. 



Smag, smagach, smaigean, a 

 frog, toad. 



Smeach, smeachan, a bee (Ir.). 



Smugaid-na-cubhaige, iphis fly. 



Snaigeach, snaigean, a reptile. 



Snasan, a louse (O'C). 



Sneadh, sneamh, a nit. 



Sneauhan, an ant, emmet, pis- 

 mire. 



Son AS AN, a frog (Skye). 



SoR, a louse. 



Speach, a wasp, and venomous 

 little creature. 



Spiontag, maggot, kind of.'' 



Srannachan or srannan, a 

 grasshopper. 



Stiomag, the caddis worm. 



