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DRONGO

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dron⋅go

1  [drong-goh]
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–noun, plural -gos.
any passerine bird of the family Dicruridae, of Africa, Asia, and Australia, the several species usually having black plumage and long, forked tails.
Origin:
1835–45; < Malagasy

dron⋅go

2  [drong-goh]
–noun, plural -gos. Australian Slang.
a stupid or slow-witted person; simpleton.
Origin:
1920–25; prob. to be identified with drongo 1 , as a name for the Australian bird Dicrurus bracteata; though often popularly alleged to have originated from the name of an unsuccessful racehorse of the 1920s
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drongo

any of 20 species of Old World woodland birds constituting the family Dicruridae (order Passeriformes). Drongos frequently attack much larger birds (e.g., hawks and crows) that might hurt their eggs or young; innocuous birds (such as doves and orioles) nest near drongos to gain protection

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