A Dictionary of Non-Scientific Names of Freshwater Crayfishes ...

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Cherax quadricarinatus. [Australia: Queensland;
Burketown (probably = Mingin Aboriginal tribe of
Tindale, 1974:181 (139°35'Ex 18°10'S))] Coward, in
Curr, 1886(II):298, Sta. 90.
Mississippi flat woods crayfish CAMBARIDAE,
Procambarus (Girardiella) cometes. [U.S.: Mississippi;
Lowndes and Oktibbeha counties, burrows] Williams,
et al., 1989:25; Hobbs, 1989:56.
mistahle'k me'emdah' Verb, slang = "to retreat from
a position." [Hebrew] Alcalay, 1962 (1965):853. See
crawfish (verb, sense 1), histahle'k me'emdah', and
naseh' le'heezahche'r. See next citation.
nip^O p^ElpO Note that these words are read from
right to left. See mistahle'k me'emdah', above.
mkoda PARASTACIDAE, Cherax boschma. [New
Guinea] Holthuis, 1949:324.
moak PARASTACIDAE, "crayfish," probably =
Cherax destructor and/or Euastacus sp. [Australia:
New South Wales; Mallee Cliffs Station to Wentworth,
"The Darling Tribes" (probably = Kureinji Aboriginal
tribe of Tindale, 1974:196 (142°25'E x 34°15'S))]
Curr, 1886(II):282, Sta. 87.
Mobile crayfish CAMBARIDAE, Procambarus
(Ortmannicus) lecontei. [U.S.: Mississippi and Louisiana]
Williams, et al., 1989:26.
moch' = u pigaai(crustdceos). n CAMBARIDAE?. It
is highly doubtful that this refers specifically to crayfishes.
[Mexico: Ch'ol Indians] Aulie and de Aulie,
1978:80.
mocsari rtfk ASTACIDAE Astacus leptodactylus
(Potamobius leptodactylus). [Hungary] Gozmany,
1979:119.
moerido Pronounced mooreedo.
Cherax murido. [New Guinea]
315.
PARASTACIDAE,
Holthuis, 1949:295,
mokin PARASTACIDAE, "lobster," probably =
Cherax destructor. [Australia: Queensland; "Mount
Black, Oriba-Kulba Aboriginal tribe" (this locality is
uncertain, but probably = Jirandali Aboriginal tribe
(144°20'E x 21°15'S)), see Tindale, 1974:188] Curr,
1886(II):486, Sta. 133.
monagur PARASTACIDAE, "crayfish," probably =
Cherax destructor and/or Euastacus sp. [Australia:
Victoria; Dartmoor (probably = Bunganditj Aboriginal
tribe of Tindale, 1974:210-211 (141°10'Ex 37°35'S))]
Curr, 1887(111) :484, Sta. 207f. See kapich, keler,
konkro, maraija, and murangir.
mooban PARASTACIDAE, "lobster," probably =
Euastacus sp. [Australia: New South Wales; Nerang
Creek (possibly = Kalibal Aboriginal tribe of Tindale,
1974:171 (153°5'E x 28°15'S))] Fowler, in Curr,
1887(III):240, Sta. 172. See moolan and mul'aim.
moolan PARASTACIDAE, "crayfish," probably =
Euastacus sp. [Australia: New South Wales; Nerang
Creek (possibly = Kalibal Aboriginal tribe of Tindale,
1974:171 (153°5'E x 28°15'S))] Fowler, in Curr,
1887(III):240, Sta. 172. See mooban and mul'aim.
mooragonong PARASTACIDAE, "lobster," possibly
= Euastacus sp. [Australia: New South Wales;
Howlong (probably = Jeithi Aboriginal tribe of
Tindale, 1974:193 (145°55'E x 35°25'S))] Byrne, in
Curr, 1887(III):398, Sta. 190. See moorogognong,
murrami, and thugamong.
moorogonong PARASTACIDAE, "crayfish," probably
= Cherax destructor and/or Engaeus spp. [Australia:
New South Wales; Deniliquin (probably = Jeimi
Aboriginal tribe of Tindale, 1974:193 (145°55'E x
35°25'S))] Gordon, in Curr, 1887(111):396, Sta. 190.
See mooragognong, murrami, and thugamong.
mooroonong PARASTACIDAE, "crayfish," probably
= Cherax destructor and/or Euastacus sp. [Australia:
New South Wales; Yass (probably = Ngunawal Aboriginal
tribe of Tindale, 1974:198 (149°10'E x 34°-
55'S))] Browne and Bench of Magistrates at Yass, in
Curr, 1887(111):426, Sta. 196. See mangaba and
murragolong.
moramy PARASTACIDAE, probably = Cherax sp.
and/or Euastacus sp. Australian English word probably
derived from the Aboriginal marramin. [Australia:
New South Wales] Dixon, Ramson, and Thomas,
1990:99. See maramie, marramin and morramma.
Morongla Place name, = "Crayfish." [Australia: