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Bluish black fruit-eating bird with a bell-like call
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currawong
Word definitions for currawong in dictionaries
Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
Currawongs are three species of medium-sized passerine birds belonging to the genus Strepera in the family Artamidae native to Australasia . These are the grey currawong ( Strepera versicolor ), pied currawong ( S. graculina ), and black currawong ( S. ...
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
currawong \cur"ra*wong\ (k[^u]r"[.a]*w[o^]ng), n. any of several bluish black fruit-eating birds of Australia of the genus Strepera having a bell-like call. Syn: bell magpie.
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. bluish black fruit-eating bird with a bell-like call [syn: bell magpie ]
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. Any of the three species, and several subspecies, of large, mainly black, predatory passerine birds in the genus ''Strepera'', of the family Artamidae, endemic to Australia.
Usage examples of currawong.
The grasshoppers will go after the sweet concoction, and the birds, especially currawongs, will go after the grasshoppers.