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Words Borrowed From Australian Aboriginal Languages

A lot of these better-known examples seem to be to do with animals.
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A curved hardwood missile weapon. Also known as a kylie.
Boomerang
A small parrot, the Grass Parakeet. They live in vast flocks (but sadly not so much when they're pets).
Budgerigar
A large white root-eating grub that's apparently quite tasty. A '-------- grub'.
Wichetty
A blind backwater of a river, a stagnant pool.
Billabong
A coolibah is a type of what? ('under the shade of a coolibah ----' features in a song).
Eucalyptus tree
A young kangaroo.
Joey
There are 14 million jumbucks in Australia. What are they?
Sheep
A large, tree-dwelling kingfisher with a peculiar laughing cry.
Kookaburra
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A rare termite-eating marsupial from SW Australia, with a stripey back and a pointy nose, and a very long tongue!
Numbat
A taipan is a large, dark coloured venomous what?
Snake
A small species of kangaroo.
Wallaby
A barramundi is a type of freshwater what?
Fish
A wild or semi-domesticated species of dog.
Dingo
A rather bear-like, burrowing marsupial with short legs and a short tail (portrait at top of page).
Wombat
A yabby is a type of what (apparently delicious) freshwater crustacean in E. Australia?
Crayfish
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