weero

English

Etymology

From wiru, its name in several north-western Australian Aboriginal languages.

Noun

weero (plural weeros)

1. (Western Australia) A cockatiel, Nymphicus hollandicus.

Synonyms

• cockatiel
• quarrion

References

• 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 88