currawong

[ kuhr-uh-wawng, -wong ]

noun
  1. any of several large black-and-white passerine birds of the genus Strepera, of Australia, having a resounding bell-like voice.

Origin of currawong

1
First recorded in 1925–30, currawong is from the Dharuk word gu-ra-wa-ruŋ

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British Dictionary definitions for currawong

currawong

/ (ˈkʌrəˌwɒŋ) /


noun
  1. any Australian crowlike songbird of the genus Strepera, having black, grey, and white plumage: family Cracticidae: Also called: bell magpie

Origin of currawong

1
from a native Australian name

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