Phrase guide
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noun
The bird Tadorna radjah, a protected species within Australia.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Australia, countable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: radjah shelduck
Antonyms: none provided
noun
A food dish made from leftovers or ingredients to hand, usually including corned beef.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Australia, obsolete, uncountable
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
From Burdekin (“a surname”); named after the Burdekin River, Queensland, which in turn was named for Mrs. Thomas Burdekin, who provided assistance to the expedition during which the river was discovered (by Europeans).
