weero
English
Etymology
From wiru, its name in several north-western Australian Aboriginal languages.
Noun
weero (plural weeros)
- (Western Australia) A cockatiel, Nymphicus hollandicus.
Synonyms
- cockatiel
- quarrion
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 88