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currawong

/ˈkʌɹəwɒŋ/

currawong noun: any of the three species, and several subspecies, of large, mainly black, predatory passerine birds in the genus Strepera, endemic to Australia.

currawong: any of the three species, and several subspecies, of large, mainly black, predatory passerine birds...
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Noun

currawong (plural currawongs)

  1. Any of the three species, and several subspecies, of large, mainly black, predatory passerine birds in the genus Strepera, endemic to Australia.
    • Currawongs and cookaburras woke him early.1983, Robert Drewe, The Bodysurfers, Penguin, published 2009, page 68
    • She has small unblinking eyes like a currawong, turning its head on one side and staring malevolently […].1985, Peter Carey, Illywhacker, Faber and Faber, published 2003, page 174

currawong meaning in Tamil and Bengali

currawong in Tamil

நமது பூமியில் காணப்படும் பறவைகளில், இது ஒரு சிறப்பு இனமாகும்

currawong in Bengali

প্রধানত কালো, শিকারি পাসেরিন পাখি

Synonyms of currawong

Forms of currawong

pluralcurrawongs

Origin of currawong

Probably from Yagara garrawaŋ, ultimately onomatopoeic.

Words formed from currawong

Phrases with currawong

Questions about currawong

What does currawong mean?
Currawong means any of the three species, and several subspecies, of large, mainly black, predatory passerine birds in the genus Strepera, endemic to Australia.
What is currawong in Tamil?
Currawong in Tamil is நமது பூமியில் காணப்படும் பறவைகளில், இது ஒரு சிறப்பு இனமாகும். See Currawong meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is currawong?
Currawong is a noun.
How do you pronounce currawong?
Currawong is pronounced /ˈkʌɹəwɒŋ/ (UK).
What is the plural of currawong?
The plural of currawong is currawongs.

Words near currawong in the dictionary

  1. curratow
  2. currawang
  3. currawangs
  4. Currawarna
  5. Curraweela
  6. currawong
  7. Currawong Beach
  8. currawongs
  9. curred
  10. Curren
  11. currence

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Adapted from Wiktionary: currawong (page history and authors); currawong (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); currawong (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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