ningaui

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noun

Any of various endemic Australian dasyurid marsupials of the genus Ningaui.

Origintiw nyingawi →
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Meanings

nounningaui (plural ningauis)

plural ningauis

  1. Any of various endemic Australian dasyurid marsupials of the genus Ningaui.

Origin

  1. tiwnyingawi
  2. Englishningaui

From the genus name; arbitrary use of Tiwi nyingawi (literally “short ghosts”).

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APA

ningaui. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ningaui

MLA

“ningaui.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ningaui. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ningaui,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ningaui.

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