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Australorp

[aw-struh-lawrp]
noun
  1. one of an Australian breed of chickens valued for egg production.
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Origin of Australorp

First recorded in 1920–25; Austral(ian) + Orp(ington)
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British Dictionary definitions for australorp

Australorp

noun
  1. a heavy black breed of domestic fowl
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Word Origin for Australorp

shortened from Austral (ian Black) Orp (ington)
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