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Broader semantic domain: mammals

Related semantic domain(s): rabbits and hares, squirrels and chipmunks, larger carnivores, hoofed mammals, mice and rats, miscellaneous small mammals, aquatic mammals

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cho-ree-mew' "the name of the beaver in a myth"

hey-yo-mues skunk

kery-cher-gerh braid one's hair, mink

kery-cherhl ringtail, ring-tailed cat

le'-go'

me-ge-seek weasel

me-ger-seek weasel

ne-kwel porcupine

ne-pe'-weesh-neg otter

te-geen' porcupine, porcupine quill, yellow moss for dying basket materials, anything yellow, canary

te-guuek dive, play like a beaver, beaver

te-seer beaver

twe-goh raccoon

wehl-kem groundhog

woh-pue-nee-ka' sea otter

'wah-chehl civet cat

Dictionary entry

le'-go' • n • fisher (Martes pennanti)

Lexicon record # 1418 | Source references: WG(WEM274) R216 JE55 JE172 YLCB118
Semantic domain: miscellaneous medium-sized mammals

Sentence examples (2)

  1. Koh-che-wok' le'-go'.
    I caught a fisher.

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    — Glenn Moore, Discussion of hunting language and directional terminology (GM9, 2004)

  2. Le'-go'.
    Fisher.

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    — Georgiana Trull, Yurok Language Conversation Book, chapter 31: "Animals" (GT3-31, 2003)