Dictionary entry
mer-wer-sees-hleg • n • biting lizard
Lexicon record # 1914 | Source reference(s):
R225
Semantic
domain: snakes and slimy animals
Sentence examples (2)
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[Leyes hes wee' k'ee mer-wer-sees-hleg?] Paa', weet kem nee-mee ley-yes wee'.
[Is the biting lizard a leyes?] No, that's not a snake.
— Alice Spott, Ethnobiology (AS1, 1962 or 1963)
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[Tee'neesho wee' k'ee mer-wer-sees-hleg?] Te-nue-mo-nok-see'm 'oow wot kem. Ke-lach kee kah-se-le'w k'o hlo-yo'm.
[What is the biting lizard?] It'll cast a spell on one. It's a stranger, it'll harm you. — Alice Spott, Ethnobiology (AS1, 1962 or 1963)