drongo
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
drongo /ˈdrɒŋgəʊ/
▶noun (pl. drongos or drongoes)
- 1 a long-tailed, crested songbird with glossy black plumage, found in Africa, southern Asia, and Australia. [Family
Dicruridae : several species.]
- 2 informal, chiefly Austral./NZ a stupid or incompetent person.
– origin C19: from Malagasy; sense 2 is said to be from the name of a very unsuccessful Australian racehorse of the 1920s.
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