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currawong

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • UK: /ˈkʌɹəwɒŋ/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.

1

noun

Meaning 1

Any of the three species, and several subspecies, of large, mainly black, predatory passerine birds in the genus Strepera, endemic to Australia.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: bell-magpie, crow-shrike

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

bluish black fruit-eating bird with a bell-like call

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: bell magpie

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: Australian magpie

History

Etymology

Probably from Yagara garrawaŋ, ultimately onomatopoeic.