Malingee

{{Short description|Spirit from Australian Aboriginal mythology}}

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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 or axe. Malingees have knees of stone that knock together, making a scraping sound, and have eyes 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.{{cite book |last1=Mercatante |first1=Anthony S. |title=The Facts on File encyclopedia of world mythology and legend |date=2009 |publisher=New York : Facts On File |isbn=978-0-8160-7311-5 |page=635 }}{{cite book |last1=Jones |first1=Alison |title=Larousse dictionary of world folklore |date=1996 |publisher=Edinburgh ; New York, N.Y : Larousse |isbn=978-0-7523-0043-6}}