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 51 Marel, s.—A spacious of unio, or fresh water muscle. Not eaten by the natives, because supposed by them to be poisonous. It has been eaten by settlers with impunity.

Marga, s.—The lower arm; from the elbow to the wrist; bough of a tree.

Marh-jin-bang-ga, a.—Five; literally, half the hands.

Marh-jin-baug-ga-gudjir-gyn, a.—Six; literally, half the hands and one.

Marh-jin-bang-ga-gudjir-Gudjal, a.—Seven.

Marh-jin-belli-belli-Gudjir-jina-biingga, a.—Fifteen; literally, the hand on either side, and half the feet.

Marh-ra, s.—The hand. That of the women especially is small and well formed.

Marah-ragur. s.—The fingers.

Marh-rang, s.—A meddler; a meddling person.

Marh-ra-ngangan, s.—The thumb; literally, the mother of the hand.

Marrallak, a.—Unlucky in the chase.

Marri—(K.G.S.) Flesh; meat; also the bark of a species of eucalyptus.

Marromarro. s.—The peeled sticks, like curled ornamental candlelighters, worn on the head by the performers at the Yallor, or native dance.

Maryn, s.—Vegetable food. All plants, of which any part is eaten by the aborigines, come under this denomination.

Maryn-dadja, s.—Food of all sorts, animal and vegetable.

Matta, s.—Leg; shank; a family or species; the handle of anything. Mattagyu, of one and the same family; literally, of one leg, that is, of one stock.

Mattaboka, s.—Trousers. Compounded of Matta, a leg, and Boka, a covering or clothing.

Mattawit—('K.G.S.) A species of fish.

Maul-Barrang-ijow, v.—To pluck up; to pull out.

Meda, s.—Penis. Membrum virile.

Medarăng, s.—Mourning; but spoken only of a father bereaved of his child.

Medi, s.—Phalacrocorax; common shag.

Mekil—(K.G.S.) A species of iguana.

Mekytch—(K.G.S.) The forehead.

Mel, s.—The eye.

Melak, s.—A fish; colonially called salmon.

Mele. s.—A swan.

Melok—Local name of one of the great family denominations. See Ballarok.

Melkanba, s.—Eyelash.

Melnalyăk, s.—Eyelids.

Menangal—(K.G.S.) The local term for the spring season.