Australian
Pronunciation: /ɒˈstreɪlɪən, ɔː-/
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Definition of Australian
noun
adjective
- Zoology relating to or denoting a zoogeographical region comprising Australasia together with Indonesia east of Wallace’s line, in which monotremes and marsupials dominate the fauna. Compare with Notogaea.
Origin:
from French australien, from Latin australis in the phrase Terra Australis 'the southern land', the name of the supposed southern continent