quarrion

English edit

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Cockatiel

Alternative forms edit

quarien, quarrian, quarrien, quarry hen

Etymology edit

From Wiradjuri guwarrayiŋ.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈkwɒɹiən/

Noun edit

quarrion (plural quarrions)

A cockatiel, Nymphicus hollandicus.

Synonyms edit

cockatiel, weero

References edit

Dixon, R. M. W., Bruce Moore, W. S. Ramson, Mandy Thomas (2006) Australian Aboriginal Words in English: Their Origin and Meaning, 2nd ed. edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 87

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