Malingee is a nocturnal malignant Australian Aboriginal spirit. In Aboriginal mythology, they prefer to avoid humans, but when provoked, they will slay mercilessly with a stone knife. Malingees have

knee In humans and other primates, the knee joins the thigh with the leg and consists of two joints: one between the femur and tibia (tibiofemoral joint), and one between the femur and patella (patellofemoral joint). It is the largest joint in the hu ...

s of stone that knock together, making a scraping sound, and have

eye Eyes are organs of the visual system. They provide living organisms with vision, the ability to receive and process visual detail, as well as enabling several photo response functions that are independent of vision. Eyes detect light and conv ...

s that smolder like the coals of a cold fire. These features were supposed to make it possible for humans to detect and avoid nearby Malingees.

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7 Aboriginal Creatures
Australian Aboriginal legendary creatures {{Australia-myth-stub

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