Meanings
noungang-gang (plural gang-gangs)
plural gang-gangs · alternative gangan · alternative gang-gang cockatoo
- A kind of cockatoo (Callocephalon fimbriatum).
He carried the two gang-gang cockatoos in a ferret box.
1985, Peter Carey, Illywhacker, Faber and Faber, published 2003, page 433
Origin
- Wiradjurigaŋ-gaŋ
- Wiradjurigaŋ-gaŋ
- Englishgang-gang
Borrowed from Wiradjuri gaŋ-gaŋ.
More words from Wiradjuri
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Dutch helmkaketoe
- helmkaketoeCallocephalon fimbriatum
Russian шлемоно́сный какаду́
- шлемоно́сный какаду́ (šlemonósnyj kakadú)Callocephalon fimbriatum
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