Question: What kind of animal is represented by a bogle, or mythical beast called a Barghest, in Northumbrian mythology?

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Colo Colo (mythology): The Colo Colo or Colocolo is an evil rat-like creature from Mapuche mythology.  The marsupial monito del monte is sometimes called "colocolo" due to its similarity with the mythical beast.

Kylin (operating system): Kylin () is an operating system developed by academics at the National University of Defense Technology in the People's Republic of China since 2001.  It is named after the mythical beast "qilin".  The first versions were based on FreeBSD and were intended for use by the Chinese military and other government organizations.  With version 3.0 Kylin became Linux-based, and there is a version called NeoKylin which was announced in 2010.

Questing (New Marlborough, Massachusetts): Questing is a 438 acre open space preserve and colonial era historic site located in New Marlborough, Massachusetts within The Berkshires.  The property, acquired in 1996 by the land conservation non-profit organization The Trustees of Reservations, is named for a mythical beast from Arthurian Mythology called the Questing Beast.

Pisa Griffin: The Pisa Griffin is a large bronze sculpture of a griffin, a mythical beast, which has been in Pisa in Italy since the Middle Ages, though it is of Islamic origin.  It is the largest medieval Islamic metal sculpture known, at over three feet tall (42.5 inches, or 1.07 m.), and was probably created in the 11th century in Al-Andalus (Islamic Spain).  It has been described as the "most famous as well as the most beautiful and monumental example" of a tradition of zoomorphic bronzes in Islamic art.  It is now in the Museo dell'Opera del Duomo (Cathedral Museum), Pisa.

Al-mi'raj: Al-mi'raj or Almiraj (Arabic: المعراج "al-mi'raj") is a mythical beast from Arabic poetry said to live on a mysterious island called Jezîrat al-Tennyn within the confines of the Indian Ocean.  Its name can be broken up several different ways, though is generally seen truncated as Mi'raj, Mir'aj or just Miraj.

Bogle: A bogle, boggle, or bogill is a Northumbrian and Scots term for a ghost or folkloric being, used for a variety of related folkloric creatures including Shellycoats, Barghests, Brags, the Hedley Kow and even giants such as those associated with Cobb's Causey (also known as "ettins", "yetuns" or "yotuns" in Northumberland and "Etenes", "Yttins" or "Ytenes" in the South and South West).  They are reputed to live for the simple purpose of perplexing mankind, rather than seriously harming or serving them.

Peluda: The Peluda (sometimes called the ""Shaggy Beast"" or La Velue which is French for "Hairy One") is a supposed dragon or mythical beast that terrorized La Ferté-Bernard, France, in medieval times.  It is said to have come from and lived near the Huisne river near the town.  Despite the French origins, its more recognized name is Occitan —or any latine origin— for "hairy".  Depending on the account, it had either an ox-sized porcupine-like body or a mess of green hair-like projections hanging from its body that were actually stinger-tipped tentacles which could erect into quills. Its name is derived from this shaggy appearance.  Consistently, it was said to have these poisonous stingers that it could also shoot off its body, a snake's scaly neck, head, and tail, large, tortoise-like feet, and a green color.

Umū dabrūtu: Umū dabrūtu, inscribed "u""-mi da-ab-ru-ti" and meaning “Violent Storms” (lit.  “fierce day”) was an ancient Mesopotamian mythical beast, demon or species of creature and one of the eleven monsters created by Tiāmat in her conflict with the younger gods in the Epic of Creation, Enûma Eliš.  Its form is unknown but was probably a composite beast like its companions.

Barghest: In Northern English folklore, the Barghest or Barguest is a mythical monstrous black dog with large teeth and claws, though in other cases the name can refer to a ghost or household elf, especially in Northumberland and Durham, such as the Cauld Lad of Hylton.

Yale (mythical creature): The yale or centicore (Latin: "eale") is a mythical beast found in European mythology and heraldry.

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Answer: dog