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ningaui

ningaui noun: any of various endemic Australian dasyurid marsupials of the genus Ningaui.

Noun

ningaui (plural ningauis)

  1. Any of various endemic Australian dasyurid marsupials of the genus Ningaui.

Forms of ningaui

pluralningauis

Origin of ningaui

From the genus name; arbitrary use of Tiwi nyingawi (literally “short ghosts”).

Questions about ningaui

What does ningaui mean?
Ningaui means any of various endemic Australian dasyurid marsupials of the genus Ningaui.
What part of speech is ningaui?
Ningaui is a noun.
What is the plural of ningaui?
The plural of ningaui is ningauis.

Words near ningaui in the dictionary

  1. ning-nongs
  2. Ning-Po
  3. Ning-te
  4. Ning-wu
  5. Ningan
  6. ningaui
  7. ningauis
  8. Ningbo
  9. Ningbonese
  10. Ningde
  11. Ningguta

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