Kalliral, Kalliṟāl, Kal-iral, Kallīral, Kāliṟāl: 1 definition

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Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

Kalliṟāl (கல்லிறால்) [kal-iṟāl] noun < idem. +.

1. Lobster. See ஈர்க்கிறால். [irkkiral.]

2. Black Prawn; இறால்மீன் வகை. [iralmin vagai.] (W.)

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Kallīral (கல்லீரல்) [kal-īral] noun < idem. +.

1. Liver; பித்தாசயம். [pithasayam.] (W.)

2. Gizzard, so called because of its hardness; பறவை மீன்களுக்குள்ள இரண்டாம் இரைப்பை. [paravai minkalukkulla irandam iraippai.] Local usage

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Kāliṟāl (காலிறால்) [kāl-iṟāl] noun Prawn with long legs, Astacus jamaicensis; இறால்மீன்வகை. [iralminvagai.] (M. M. 373.)

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