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LuKUNANNi. A food Hxli (Cichki ocellaris). The Pomeroou Indians sometimes speak 

 of it aa "sunfish, " owing to its brilliant coloration. 



Maam. See Scrub-tuhkey. 



Maipuri. The Indian name for the tapir. 



Maloka, Malocca. a large house in which several families live a more or less com- 

 munal life. 



Manicole. The Euterpe edulis palm. 



Marabunta. The Creole term for several species of wasp. 



Maraka. The Calabash-gourd rattle. 



Marudi. a black fowl (Penelope ap.) with a scarlet neck. 



Matapi. The plaited snakelike press for squeezing the poisonous juice out of the 

 cassava. 



Mora. One of the giants of the forest trees the wood of which is very hard. 



MoROKOT. A food fish, something like the pacu {Myletes). 



"Nancy "-STORY. One of the many African stories having the mythical spider, or 

 anansi, as hero; hence applied by the Creoles to any legend, myth, or fain,' tale. 



Negrocop. "Crane" or "stork" {Mycteria amerieana). 



Oposi9UM. .See Bush-rat; Yawarri. 



Oiiicou. A fermented drink, or paste, made from cassava and jjotatoes. 



Paiwarri. a blackish fermented drink made from cassava used on occasions of 

 feasting and sport. 



Paripi or Peach-palm. Guilielmasp. 



Peccary. The kairuni or abuya, two of the bush-hogs. 



Pegall. a basket having a plaited body and cover, much like a European woman's 

 travelir^ dress basket. 



Pepper-pot. A meat stew containing capsicums and cassareep, kept good by daily 

 sterilizing (boiling). 



Pimpler Palm. From "pimple," meaning a thorn; species of Bactris. 



PiRAi. A very voracious carnivorous fish {Pygocentris sp.) with exceedingly strong 

 and sharp incisors. 



Powis. An excellent bird {Crax sp.) for the table. 



Purple-heart. A strong timber {Copaifera sp.) used in making dug-out canoes, 

 house posts, etc. 



Quake. A term applied indiscriminately to all open-work Indian baskets. 



QuATTA. A monkey (AteJes paniscus). 



QuERRiMAN. A food fish (Mugil brasilkmm). 



Salapenta. The Creole term for the larger lizards. 



Sawyer Beetle. A beetle {Macrodontia dejani) which "rings" branches of trees. 



Scrub-turkey or Maam. Tinamus subcristatus. 



Sea-cow. A Creole term for the Manatus. 



SttK-coTTON Tree. A large deciduous tree (Eriodendron, Bomhax). 



Tiger. The Creole term applied to practically all the members of the feline tribe- 

 jaguar, puma, wildcat, and others. 



Truli or Troolie. The Manicaria palm, the leaves of wluch are used for thatch. 



Trumpeter. The Warracabba bird (Psophia sp.). 



Urali. See Curare. 



Vulture. The carrion-crow "governor," or "Boss" (Sarcorainphus papa). 



Water-dog. The Creole term for otter. 



WooDSKiN. A canoe made of a single sheet of bark. 



WuRALi, Urali. Other forms of the word Curare. 



Yackman. The Jagd-mau's, or Huntsman's, Ant, which come-i at regular intervals 

 and clears out all the other ants. 



Yarri-yarri. The Indian flute. 

 Yawarri. Species of opossum (Didelphys). 



