'Making Up Animal Names Without Referencing Other Animals' The Game

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karaluuebru
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Xwtek wrote: ↑Fri Oct 04, 2019 4:50 am Next: black dragon
Great burnt-thing
Black-burner

I think dragon is difficult to do without reference to another animal - Burnt-worm is what immediately comes to mind
Xwtek wrote: ↑Sun Sep 29, 2019 6:18 am ext: primates (you decide if this includes or excludes human).
Just wanted to share my primate name 'having fingernails'

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Crocodile: grab-and-drown
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hwhatting wrote: ↑Fri Dec 06, 2019 8:39 pm Next: flamingo
one-leg

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big-paw
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KathTheDragon wrote: ↑Sat Dec 07, 2019 11:32 am Next: hummingbird
Hummingbird: blur-wing
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Hummingbird: blur-wing
Next: stag beetle
stag beetle: mighty-DIMINUITIVE
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butterflies: flower-kisser, silk-mother

The original 'flutter-by' also seems to deserve a mention

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plains-/savannah-roamer/-strider

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Ahzoh wrote: ↑Sun Dec 22, 2019 1:32 pm next: hawk
sky-dive-AGT

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alynnidalar wrote: ↑Mon Dec 23, 2019 7:47 am next: mosquito
noise-AUG night-LOC

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Next: olm
thin white one

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hunt-AGENT-DIM

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/j/ <j>

Ɂaləɂahina asəkipaɂə ileku omkiroro salka.
Loɂ ɂerleku asəɂulŋusikraɂə seləɂahina əɂətlahɂun əiŋɂiɂŋa.
Hərlaɂ. Hərlaɂ. Hərlaɂ. Hərlaɂ. Hərlaɂ. Hərlaɂ. Hərlaɂ.
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Zju wrote: ↑Thu Dec 26, 2019 6:09 am next: elephant
nose-3S.POSS long-AUG soft-AUG-and
(i.e. "his nose is very long and very soft.")

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fruit-eater-DIM-DESPECTIVE

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Neon Fox wrote: ↑Sat Dec 28, 2019 12:25 am Next: mountain lion
"orange-grey-hunt-ONE-AUG mountain-PL-GEN"

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one+who+walks+odd

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Marine Otter
Oceanic shellcracker.

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Slices of lime

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Ɂaləɂahina asəkipaɂə ileku omkiroro salka.
Loɂ ɂerleku asəɂulŋusikraɂə seləɂahina əɂətlahɂun əiŋɂiɂŋa.
Hərlaɂ. Hərlaɂ. Hərlaɂ. Hərlaɂ. Hərlaɂ. Hərlaɂ. Hərlaɂ.
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Big Meat and Milk no Wool (in the same language, sheep are called "Small Meat and Milk and Wool")

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Bumblebee: "Pollenflitter"

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