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merrigan

merrigan noun: a dog or dingo.

Noun

merrigan (plural merrigans)

  1. (Australian Aboriginal) a dog or dingo
    • ’Course, they had the merrigarn with them—that’s their dingo.1980, P. Pepper, You Are What You Make Yourself
    • Merrigans barkin’.1993, J. Janson, Gunjies

Proper noun capitalized: Merrigan

Merrigan (plural Merrigans)

  1. A surname from Irish.

merrigan meaning in Tamil

merrigan in Tamil

இதுவும் ஒரு சிற்றினம் ஆகும்

Forms of merrigan

Noun
pluralmerrigans
Proper noun
pluralMerrigans

Origin of merrigan

Borrowed from Wiradjuri mirrigan.

Anglicized form of Irish Ó Muireagáin.

Questions about merrigan

What does merrigan mean?
Merrigan means a dog or dingo.
What is merrigan in Tamil?
Merrigan in Tamil is இதுவும் ஒரு சிற்றினம் ஆகும். See Merrigan meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is merrigan?
Merrigan can be a noun or a proper noun.
What is the plural of merrigan?
The plural of merrigan is merrigans.

Words near merrigan in the dictionary

  1. merries
  2. merriest
  3. Merrifield
  4. Merrifields
  5. Merrigal
  6. merrigan
  7. merrigans
  8. Merrigum
  9. Merrihew
  10. Merrihews
  11. merrihueite

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