quarrion
English
Alternative forms
- quarien, quarrian, quarrien, quarry hen
Etymology
From Wiradhuri guwarrayiŋ.
Noun
quarrion (plural quarrions)
- A cockatiel, Nymphicus hollandicus.
Synonyms
- cockatiel, weero
References
- 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 87