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noun
An Aboriginal tribe of northeastern Australia, also known as the Yirrganydji
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noun
A deadly jellyfish found in northern Australia, Carukia barnesi.
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noun
Any box jellyfish with a sting that produces Irukandji syndrome.
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History
From Djabugay Yirrganydji "the Yirrgay people", a derivative of Yirrgay "the Yirrgay dialect of Djabugay", itself a comitative form of a root yirrga- of unidentified meaning. Perhaps compare also Djabugay Gulunydji "the Guluy dialect of Djabugay", of identical derivation, perhaps based upon gulu "here".
