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Paleng-Wil
Dog (Useless)
Part of speech:
(Nom)
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Notes:
nominal formed with 'having' suffix), one of the many terms meaning a useless kind of dog; generally coupled with 'keng-wil'; it probably meant 'log-dog', a wild dog running about among fallen logs. (photo stray dog - Adam Cohn - flickr CC with thanks - https://www.flickr.com/photos/adamcohn/)
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Animals, Mammals
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