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Meaning of "currawong" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD CURRAWONG

From a native Australian name.
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PRONUNCIATION OF CURRAWONG

currawong  [ˈkʌrəˌwɒŋ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CURRAWONG

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Currawong is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES CURRAWONG MEAN IN ENGLISH?

currawong

Currawong

Currawongs are three species of medium-sized passerine birds belonging to the genus Strepera in the family Cracticidae native to Australasia. These are the grey currawong, pied currawong, and black currawong. The common name comes from the call of the familiar pied currawong of eastern Australia and is onomatopoeic. They were formerly known as crow-shrikes or bell-magpies. Despite their resemblance to crows and ravens, they are only distantly related to the corvidae, instead belonging to an Afro-Asian radiation of birds of superfamily Malaconotoidea. The true currawongs are a little larger than the Australian magpie, somewhat smaller than most ravens, but broadly similar in appearance. They are easily distinguished by their yellow eyes, in contrast to the red eyes of a magpie and white eyes of Australian crows and ravens. Currawongs are also characterised by the hooked tips of their long, sharply pointed beaks. They are not as terrestrial as the magpie and have shorter legs. They are omnivorous, foraging in foliage, on tree trunks and limbs, and on the ground, taking insects and larvae, fruit, and the nestlings of other birds.

Definition of currawong in the English dictionary

The definition of currawong in the dictionary is any Australian crowlike songbird of the genus Strepera, having black, grey, and white plumage: family Cracticidae Also called: bell magpie.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CURRAWONG


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WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CURRAWONG

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WORDS THAT END LIKE CURRAWONG

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Synonyms and antonyms of currawong in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «currawong» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CURRAWONG

Find out the translation of currawong to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of currawong from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «currawong» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

currawong
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

currawong
570 millions of speakers

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currawong
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

currawong
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

currawong
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Currawong
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

currawong
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

currawong
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

currawong
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Currawong
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

currawong
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

フエガラス
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

currawong
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Currawong
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

currawong
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

currawong
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

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75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Currawong
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

currawong
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Translator English - Polish

Currawong
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Currawong
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

currawong
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

currawong
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

currawong
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

Currawong
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

currawong
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Trends of use of currawong

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CURRAWONG»

The term «currawong» is regularly used and occupies the 77.555 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CURRAWONG» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «currawong» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «currawong» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about currawong

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CURRAWONG»

Discover the use of currawong in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to currawong and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Currawong Creek
If you devoured the The Silver Brumby series as a child or had a crush on Tom Burlinson, you are sure to love Brumby's Run.' Book'd Out 'Celebrates the country and, more importantly, the bush as a life-changing environment.
Jennifer Scoullar, 2013
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Currawong Manor
Currawong Manor has beenblessedandelevatedbythevision, hardworkandbeliefofthe following: My publishers at Pan Macmillan Australia and the entire Pan Macmillan team led by Cate Paterson, Publishing Director. I give my most sincere ...
Josephine Pennicott, 2014
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The Bibliography of Australian Literature: F-J
HEMING, J(OHN) W(INTON) Other Worlds Syd: Currawong, [1942]. A Currawong Novel. Cover title. ®qu Skinny the Fixer Syd: Currawong, [1942]. A Currawong Novel. Cover title. m®ANl Subterranean City Syd: Currawong, [1942].
John Arnold, John A. Hay, Sally Batten, 2001
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Artamidae: Artamus, Cracticus, Strepera, Pied Currawong, ...
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LLC Books, 2010
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Call of the Currawong
Englishman Hugh Mitchell moves to Australia to start a new life, he has no conception of what challenges lie ahead.
Alwyn Lewis, 2008
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Black Currawong
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The Black Currawong (Strepera fuliginosa), also known locally as the Black Jay, is a large passerine bird native to Tasmania.
Jesse Russel, Ronald Cohn, 2013
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Pied Currawong
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The Pied Currawong (Strepera graculina) is a medium-sized black passerine bird native to eastern Australia and Lord Howe Island.
Jesse Russel, Ronald Cohn, 2013
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Grey Currawong
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The Grey Currawong (Strepera versicolor) is a large passerine bird native to southern Australia and Tasmania.
Jesse Russel, Ronald Cohn, 2013
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Articles on Birds of Tasmania, Including: Black Currawong, ...
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online.
Hephaestus Books, 2011
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The Action Plan for Australian Birds 2010
... Threatened D2 383 Pied Currawong Strepera graculina Least Concern Pied Currawong (Grampians) S. g. ashbyi Extinct 385 Pied Currawong (Lord Howe Island) S. g. crissalis Endangered D 386 Black Currawong Strepera fuliginosa Least ...
Stephen Garnett, Judit Szabo, Guy Dutson, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CURRAWONG»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term currawong is used in the context of the following news items.
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Seen a black and white bird? It might not be a magpie
You can tell a currawong from a magpie by its startling yellow eyes, whereas a magpie has brown eyes." TOP GLADSTONE NEWS. «Gladstone Observer, Jul 15»
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Valley Heights in real estate spotlight
This property at 4 Currawong Road in Valley Heights sold for $610, 255 on April 10. Photo: Chapman Real Estate. Putting the spotlight on ... «Blue Mountains Gazette, Jul 15»
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Brutal end to a peaceful life for Norma Ludlam
Mrs Plummer said members of the State Emergency Service had searched the front yards and garages of every home in Currawong Ct. She ... «Fraser Coast Chronicle, Jul 15»
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UPDATE: Post-mortem to be carried out on Eli Waters woman
Emergency service workers were called to a Currawong Court home about 2.30pm on Saturday and found the woman with severe injuries to ... «Fraser Coast Chronicle, Jul 15»
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Children attack senior scholars
AGGRESSIVE and threatening behaviour by out-of-control children is upsetting members of University of the Third Age at Currawong ... «Mornington Peninsula News, Jul 15»
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Tweet of the Week
The Grey Currawong can be found right across southern Australia and in the southeast though, it overlaps with the Pied Currawong, which ... «ABC Technology and Games, Jul 15»
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Insurance saving yields car park for Currawong
The multi-building Currawong centre is home to more than 1000 University of the Third Age (U3A) members who use it every weekday. «Mornington Peninsula News, Jun 15»
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New projects from budget savings
Other items added to the budget last week are $350,000 for construction of the unmade car park at Currawong Community Centre in ... «Mornington Peninsula News, Jun 15»
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St Kilda Cemetery an unlikely tour venue in Melbourne
They walk between the obelisks under the yellow gaze of a currawong, as the bird drops seeds to the mossy ground below. Gnarled roots push ... «Herald Sun, Jun 15»
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Puddle muddle
Blamey Place is number 12 on the list, behind other town car parks at Currawong Community Centre, Mills Beach, Civic Bowls Club, Albert St ... «Mornington Peninsula News, Jun 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Currawong [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/currawong>. May 2024 ».
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