brolga

[brol-guh]

noun

1. a large Australian crane, Grus rubicunda, with silvery-gray plumage and a red patch on the head, noted for its elaborate courtship dance.

brolga

/ ˈbrɒlɡə /

noun

1. Also called: Australian crane.  native companion. a large grey Australian crane, Grus rubicunda , having a red-and-green head and a trumpeting call

Word History and Origins

Origin of brolga¹

First recorded in 1895–1900; from Kamilaroi or Yuwaalaraay (an Australian Aboriginal language spoken near Lightning Ridge, northern New South Wales) burralga

Word History and Origins

Origin of brolga¹

C19: from a native Australian language

Example Sentences

Chris "Brolga" Barns, who said he had set up the sanctuary to house Roger and "a couple of his wives", said the marsupial had been their alpha for many years.

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The Australian illustrator known as Brolga got his start as a street artist while attending Pratt Institute and living in Williamsburg, Brooklyn.

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“The kangaroo looks after his mates,” says Chris “Brolga” Barnes, aka Kangaroo Dundee, a khaki-clad conservationist whose kangaroo sanctuary you really ought to follow on Instagram.

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"Tourism NT is aware of inappropriate use of our trademarked Brolga logo. We are in no way affiliated with these promotions," it tweeted.

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Their only chance of survival is for Brolga to become their surrogate mother, a gruelling but rewarding 24-hours-a-day task.

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