Word origins

• kowariA small carnivorous rat-like marsupial, Dasyuroides byrnei, endemic to the dry grasslands and deserts of central Australia.
• nardooMarsilea drummondii, a four-leaved aquatic fern native to Australia the sporocarps of which are processed for food.
• perentieThe largest Australian monitor lizard or goanna, Varanus giganteus.