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drongoes

drongoes is the plural of drongo.

Meaning of drongo

Noun (1)

drongo (plural drongos or drongoes)

  1. Any bird of the genus Dicrurus.

Noun (2)

drongo (plural drongos)

  1. (Australia, New Zealand, derogatory, slang) A fool, an idiot, a stupid fellow.
    • In another story, the drongo is working for a farmer when the boss decides it is time to build another windmill. The drongo agrees to help but asks the farmer if he thinks it really makes sense to have two windmills. ‘What do you mean?’ the farmer asked. ‘Well, says the drongo, ‘there′s barely...2010, Graham Seal, Great Australian Stories: Legends, Yarns and Tall Tales, page 191

Questions about drongoes

What is drongoes the plural of?
Drongoes is the plural of drongo.

Words near drongoes in the dictionary

  1. drongo cuckoos
  2. drongo shrike
  3. drongo shrikes
  4. drongo-cuckoo
  5. drongo-cuckoos
  6. drongoes
  7. drongos
  8. Drongowski
  9. Drongowskis
  10. drongs
  11. dronie

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