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currawong
[ kuhr-uh-wawng, -wong ]
noun
- any of several large black-and-white passerine birds of the genus Strepera, of Australia, having a resounding bell-like voice.
currawong
/ ˈkʌrəˌwɒŋ /
noun
- any Australian crowlike songbird of the genus Strepera, having black, grey, and white plumage: family Cracticidae Also calledbell magpie
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Word History and Origins
Origin of currawong1
First recorded in 1925–30, currawong is from the Dharuk word gu-ra-wa-ruŋ
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Word History and Origins
Origin of currawong1
from a native Australian name
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