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mirrnyongs

mirrnyongs is the plural of mirrnyong.

Meaning of mirrnyong

Noun

mirrnyong (plural mirrnyongs)

  1. (Australia) A mound of cooking debris accumulated by Aborigines; a kitchen midden.
    • Along the Creek′s west bank there were three small mirnyongs or native ovens, the first of which, about 200 yards north of the Princes Highway, was the best preserved, until it was bull-dozed out of existence in March 1966 by the Country Roads Board[…].1969, Aldo Massola, Journey to Aboriginal Victoria, page 26
    Synonyms:
    midden

Questions about mirrnyongs

What is mirrnyongs the plural of?
Mirrnyongs is the plural of mirrnyong.

Words near mirrnyongs in the dictionary

  1. Mirrlees
  2. Mirrleeses
  3. Mirrleesian
  4. Mirrlesian
  5. mirrnyong
  6. mirrnyongs
  7. Mirrool
  8. mirror
  9. mirror armor
  10. mirror armour
  11. mirror armours

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