in native American tradition as well as several others in general the animal name
DOHAT: Kiowa : refers to the literal meaning bluff
and DOHOSAN: Kiowa : refers to a funny title named little bluff bluff
The Maori name for Bluff is Motupohue.
What is the name of the island near the town of Bluff?
This Name means: Poor Animal
red rosesThe Scottish-originated word ross means headland.
It means 'the traveler, the animal care taker'
To bluff is to mislead by a display of confidence or claim of strength, and a bluff is an act of bluffing.To call someone's bluff means that you think that person is not being honest, and you are challenging him to carry out a threat or to prove that his claim is correct.Example sentence:I don't think you have the nerve to do it, so I'm going to call your bluff.
The koala's name is derived from the Aboriginal word "gula", which means "no drink."
protozoa
sloth...seriously (not the animal)
Thirsty
It is a myth that the word kangaroo means "I don't know" or "I don't understand" in one of the aboriginal dialects. No animal's name has this meaning.
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