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Words for Category: Aquatic

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Warəngel

Large long-necked turtle

kerrinyuk

fin (its), fish-fin

kurrumeruk

Murray cod of great size.

lip-lip-wil

crayfish

man

small land leech

*mirri-kar

tree frog

*nangerr

river mussel

ngathang

small crayfish

**ngeti marən

Murray herring

*nguməl

Murray trout

nirnak

frog

*pak

catfish

pandyil

Murray Cod

payipang

bony bream

pility

large water leech

pirrə-wil

catfish

pithən

mussel

purrəkonek

silver perch

tuk

bullfrog

turmi-mum

long-necked or stinking turtle

tyarrpən

bream

**tyerrek

Murray perch of great size

*tyurung-pility

worm

*walən

crayfish, soft

wanyakayi

catfish

wirrenggal

yellowbelly, callop, golden perch,

**wurrunak

blackfish

yawirr

fish, general term

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