brolga

== English == === Etymology === From Gamilaraay burralga. === Pronunciation === === Noun === brolga (plural brolgas) A large grey crane (Antigone rubicunda, syn. Grus rubicunda), of northern and eastern Australia. [from 19th c.] 2006, Tara June Winch, Swallow the Air, in Heiss & Minter, Macquarie PEN Anthology of Aboriginal Literature, Allen & Unwin 2008, p. 241: We wade through the delicate water, the moon spilling on our colourless bodies. Brolgas ruffling their wings against water ribbons, making the muddy bath flinch in coiling waves. ==== Synonyms ==== Australian crane, native companion ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === brolga on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Antigone rubicunda on Wikispecies.Wikispecies === Anagrams === Barlog, Bolgar, Bolğar, balrog, globar == Australian Kriol == === Noun === brolga brolga