alcheringa

American  

[al-chuh-ring-guh] / ˌæl tʃəˈrɪŋ gə /

Or Alcheringa

noun

1. (in Australian Aboriginal mythology) dreamtime.

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alcheringa British  

/ ˌæltʃəˈrɪŋɡə /

noun

1. another name for Dreamtime

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Etymology

Origin of alcheringa

First recorded in 1895–1900, alcheringa is from the Aranda word aljerreŋe

Example Sentences

From them, Dr Flannery and his team discovered evidence of three species previously unknown to science, findings which were published in Alcheringa: An Australasian Journal of Palaeontology on Monday.

From BBC

But a review of existing fossil holdings published last year in the journal Alcheringa sought to turn decades of paleontological wisdom on its head.

From New York Times

The specimen’s existence, he and colleagues reported earlier this month in the journal Alcheringa, suggests that the largest saber-toothed tigers might have been able to take down giant plant-eaters, heavy as pickup trucks, that researchers had thought were untouchable.

From New York Times

The findings were published this week in "Alcheringa: An Australasian Journal of Palaeontology."

From Fox News

The findings were published this week in “Alcheringa: An Australasian Journal of Palaeontology.”

From Seattle Times