wonga-wongan.

Brit.

/ˈwɒŋɡəˌwɒŋɡə/, U.S.

/ˈwɔŋɡəˌwɔŋɡə/,

/ˈwɑŋɡəˌwɑŋɡə/, Australian English

/ˈwɔŋɡəˌwɔŋɡə/

Forms: Also wanga-wanga.

Etymology: < an Australian Aboriginal language.

Australian.

1. An Australian pigeon, Leucosarcia melanoleuca. Also wonga(-wonga) pigeon.

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the world > animals > birds > perching birds > order Columbiformes (pigeons, etc.) > [noun] > family Columbidae > leucosarcia melanoleuca (wonga pigeon)

wonga-wonga1821

1821 L. Macquarie Jrnl. of Tours (1956) 223 Major Morisett has most kindly sent his young friend Lachlan the following very handsome presents of pets; vizt. four black swans..and one wanga-wanga pigeon.

1827 P. Cunningham Two Years New S. Wales I. xvii. 321 A large pigeon named the wanga-wanga, of the size and appearance of the ringdove.

1846 J. L. Stokes Discov. Austral. I. x. 314 At Captain King's table I tasted the wonga-wonga pigeon.

1887 W. S. S. Tyrwhitt New Chum in Queensland Bush viii. 149 An occasional plain or scrub turkey, and wonga or squatter pigeons.

2. In full wonga(-wonga) vine. An evergreen climber, Pandorea pandorana, of the family Bignoniaceæ, native to Australia and bearing panicles of pale yellow or pink flowers.

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the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > climbing or creeping plants > non-British climbing or creeping plants > [noun] > Australasian

kareao1845

Kennedya1845

piripiri1853

balloon vine1889

wonga(-wonga) vine1895

Australian bluebell creeper1896

coral-pea1896

running postman1898

1895 J. H. Maiden Flowering Plants New S. Wales 33 The Wonga Wonga Vine... A tall, woody, glabrous climber with more or less twining branches.

1936 F. Clune Roaming round Darling xvii. 162 Another shrub was the wonga-wonga vine. It has white flowers, and the blacks used to hollow the stems and make whistles from them.

1946 K. Tennant Lost Haven (1947) xvii. 278 The bells of the Wonga vine, milky with plum velvet in their throats.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1928; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	wonga-wonga
释义	wonga-wongan. Brit. /ˈwɒŋɡəˌwɒŋɡə/, U.S. /ˈwɔŋɡəˌwɔŋɡə/, /ˈwɑŋɡəˌwɑŋɡə/, Australian English /ˈwɔŋɡəˌwɔŋɡə/ Forms: Also wanga-wanga. Etymology: < an Australian Aboriginal language. Australian. 1. An Australian pigeon, Leucosarcia melanoleuca. Also wonga(-wonga) pigeon. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > perching birds > order Columbiformes (pigeons, etc.) > [noun] > family Columbidae > leucosarcia melanoleuca (wonga pigeon) wonga-wonga1821 1821 L. Macquarie Jrnl. of Tours (1956) 223 Major Morisett has most kindly sent his young friend Lachlan the following very handsome presents of pets; vizt. four black swans..and one wanga-wanga pigeon. 1827 P. Cunningham Two Years New S. Wales I. xvii. 321 A large pigeon named the wanga-wanga, of the size and appearance of the ringdove. 1846 J. L. Stokes Discov. Austral. I. x. 314 At Captain King's table I tasted the wonga-wonga pigeon. 1887 W. S. S. Tyrwhitt New Chum in Queensland Bush viii. 149 An occasional plain or scrub turkey, and wonga or squatter pigeons. 2. In full wonga(-wonga) vine. An evergreen climber, Pandorea pandorana, of the family Bignoniaceæ, native to Australia and bearing panicles of pale yellow or pink flowers. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > climbing or creeping plants > non-British climbing or creeping plants > [noun] > Australasian kareao1845 Kennedya1845 piripiri1853 balloon vine1889 wonga(-wonga) vine1895 Australian bluebell creeper1896 coral-pea1896 running postman1898 1895 J. H. Maiden Flowering Plants New S. Wales 33 The Wonga Wonga Vine... A tall, woody, glabrous climber with more or less twining branches. 1936 F. Clune Roaming round Darling xvii. 162 Another shrub was the wonga-wonga vine. It has white flowers, and the blacks used to hollow the stems and make whistles from them. 1946 K. Tennant Lost Haven (1947) xvii. 278 The bells of the Wonga vine, milky with plum velvet in their throats. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1928; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1821
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