quarrion

English

Alternative forms

  • quarien, quarrian, quarrien, quarry hen

Etymology

From Wiradhuri guwarrayiŋ.

Noun

quarrion (plural quarrions)

  1. A cockatiel, Nymphicus hollandicus.

Synonyms

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 87
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