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bungarra

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Etymology

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From a Kartu language.

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Noun

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bungarra (plural bungarras)

  1. (Australia) One of several species of large Australian monitor lizard, usually Varanus gouldii or Varanus panoptes.
    • 1902, A Mingled Yarn, March 30, The Sun, p. 4:
      Our jam-tree, too, as Villiers knows, / Adds zest to boiled bungarra; / But p'r'aps he doesn't also know, / Though jam-trees in profusion grow, / We're also "Canning-Jarrah"
    • 1923, A Thirsty Bungarra, April 5, The Mullewa Mail, p. 3:
      On nearing the spot they were surprised to see a 5ft., or more, bungarra with its head through the hand grip of the bag.
    • 1986, Jack Davis, “No Sugar”, in Heiss & Minter, editor, Macquarie PEN Anthology of Aboriginal Literature, Allen & Unwin, published 2008, page 61:
      This one bungarra, an' he lookin' for berry bush. But he know that fella eagle watchin' him and he know that fella is cunnin' fella.

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