"ningaui" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: ningauis [plural]
Etymology: From the genus name; arbitrary use of Tiwi nyingawi (literally “short ghosts”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|tiw|nyingawi|lit=short ghosts}} Tiwi nyingawi (literally “short ghosts”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} ningaui (plural ningauis)
  1. Any of various endemic Australian dasyurid marsupials of the genus Ningaui.
    Sense id: en-ningaui-en-noun-PdLncLsg Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Dasyuromorphs

Inflected forms

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