currawong
Pronunciation: /ˈkʌrəwɒŋ/
Definition of currawong
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