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1. boylya, n. View full entry 1841
...In Western Australia: an Australian Aborigine with skills in traditional medicine, who is thought to have spiritual and magical powers....
2. mallet, n.3 View full entry 1837
...Any of several Western Australian eucalypts which typically have a bark rich in tannin. Also (in full mallet-bark, mallet wood): the bark of any of these trees....
3. marl, n.6 View full entry 1941
...A small, light-coloured bandicoot with a striped rump, Perameles bougainville, formerly found in heath and dune habitats across southern Australia, but now known only from two islands in Shark Bay,...
4. marlock, n.2 View full entry 1894
...Any of several small eucalypts of south-western Australia similar to mallees....
5. marri, n. View full entry 1833
...A tall western Australian red gum, Eucalyptus calophylla, with clusters of pink or cream flowers; the wood of this tree....
6. marron, n.2 View full entry 1943
...A large freshwater crayfish, Cherax tenuimanus, which inhabits the sandy beds of rivers and streams in western Australia. Also: the flesh of this crayfish as food....
7. mindic, adj. View full entry 1845
...Esp. in Australian Aboriginal usage: ill, sick....
8. monaych, n. View full entry 1961
...The police. Also as a count noun: a police officer....
9. morrel, n. View full entry 1837
...Any of several trees of the genus Eucalyptus (family Myrtaceae) of south-western Australia, esp. the rough-barked trees E. longicornis, which has a durable reddish wood, and...
10. mungite, n. View full entry c1837
...The cylindrical flowering spike, rich in nectar, of shrubs of the genus Banksia, which dries to a woody cone. Also: the plant itself....
11. noolbenger, n. View full entry a1845
...The honey possum, Tarsipes rostratus (family Tarsipedidae), a tiny marsupial with a long pointed snout and a prehensile tail that is restricted to south-west Australia and feeds exclusively...
12. numbat, n. View full entry a1845
...A small rare termite-eating marsupial, Myrmecobius fasciatus, native to south-western Australia, having a pointed snout, bushy tail, and red-brown fur with white stripes across the back and hindquarters. Also called...
13. Nyungar, n. and adj. View full entry 1896
...A member of an Australian Aboriginal people native to south-western Western Australia, esp. the region of Perth, Albany, and Esperance....
14. quokka, n. View full entry 1928
...A very small wallaby, Setonix brachyurus, with a short face, rounded ears, and a short tail, found on two islands off south-western Australia and (locally) on the adjacent mainland. Also...