drongo

drongo
a) Various birds of the family Dicruridae.
b) fool, idiot.

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  • drongo — is an Australian slang term used to describe a fool , a stupid person , a simpleton . There is also a bird called a drongo. The spangled drongo is found in northern and eastern Australia, as well as in the islands to the north of Australia, and… …   Australian idioms

  • Drongo — Dron go, n.; pl. {Drongos}. (Zo[ o]l.) A passerine bird of the family {Dicrurid[ae]}. They are usually black with a deeply forked tail. They are natives of Asia, Africa, and Australia; called also {drongo shrikes}. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • drongo — DRÓNGO s. m. pasăre mică sau mijlocie, răspândită în Africa, Madagascar, India şi nordul Australiei, cu penajul negru metalic şi coada lungă şi înfurcată. (< fr. drongo) Trimis de raduborza, 15.09.2007. Sursa: MDN …   Dicționar Român

  • Drongo — (Edolius Cuv., Dicrurus Vieill.), Gattung der Singvögel aus der Familie der würgerartigen Zahnschnäbler; Schnabel etwas gebogen, platt, niedergedrückt, am Ende ausgekerbt, auf dem Rücken erhaben, an der Wurzel stark behaart, die Nasenlöcher sind… …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • drongo — s. m. [Ornitologia] Pássaro dentirrostro …   Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa

  • Drongo — Dicruridae Dicruridés …   Wikipédia en Français

  • drongo —    An Australian term for a slow witted, stupid person, or in military circles, a raw recruit. ‘Drongo’ is actually an Australian bird name, but Aussie Talk, edited by Arthur Delbridge, suggests that there was a racehorse called Drongo in the… …   A dictionary of epithets and terms of address

  • drongo — drongo1 /drong goh/, n., pl. drongos. any passerine bird of the family Dicruridae, of Africa, Asia, and Australia, the several species usually having black plumage and long, forked tails. [1835 45; < Malagasy] drongo2 /drong goh/, n., pl. drongos …   Universalium

  • Drongo — drongai statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas atitikmenys: lot. Dicrurus angl. drongo vok. Drongo, m rus. дронго, m pranc. drongo, m ryšiai: platesnis terminas – dronginiai siauresnis terminas – andamaninis drongas siauresnis terminas –… …   Paukščių pavadinimų žodynas

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