currawong

 
Pronunciation: /ˈkʌrəwɒŋ/

noun

  • a crow-like songbird of the Australian butcher-bird family, with mainly black or grey plumage, a robust straight bill, and a resonant call. Also called bell magpie.
    • Genus Strepera, family Cracticidae: three species

Origin:

1920s: from an Aboriginal word