gang-gang

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See also: ganggang, and gānggāng

English

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A female gang-gang.
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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Wiradjuri gaŋ-gaŋ.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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gang-gang (plural gang-gangs)

  1. A kind of cockatoo (Callocephalon fimbriatum).
    • 1985, Peter Carey, Illywhacker, Faber and Faber, published 2003, page 433:
      He carried the two gang-gang cockatoos in a ferret box.

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References

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  • Dixon, R. M. W., Bruce Moore, W. S. Ramson, Mandy Thomas (2006) Australian Aboriginal Words in English: Their Origin and Meaning, 2nd ed. edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 85