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单词 drongo
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
dron•go1  (dronggō),USA pronunciation n., pl. -gos. 
  1. Birdsany passerine bird of the family Dicruridae, of Africa, Asia, and Australia, the several species usually having black plumage and long, forked tails.
  • Malagasy
  • 1835–45

dron•go2  (dronggō),USA pronunciation n., pl. -gos. [Australian Slang.]
  1. British Termsa stupid or slow-witted person;
    simpleton.
  • 1920–25; probably to be identified with drongo1, as a name for the Australian bird Dicrurus bracteata; though often popularly alleged to have originated from the name of an unsuccessful racehorse of the 1920s

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
drongo /ˈdrɒŋɡəʊ/ n ( pl -gos)
  1. Also called: drongo shrike any insectivorous songbird of the family Dicruridae, of the Old World tropics, having a glossy black plumage, a forked tail, and a stout bill
  2. Austral NZ slang a slow-witted person
Etymology: 19th Century: from Malagasy
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