weero

English

Etymology

From wiru, its name in several north-western Australian Aboriginal languages. Possibly onomatopoeic.

Noun

weero (plural weeros)

  1. (Western Australia) A cockatiel, Nymphicus hollandicus.

Synonyms

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
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