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Definition of Drongo
1. n. A passerine bird of the family Dicruridæ. They are usually black with a deeply forked tail. They are natives of Asia, Africa, and Australia; -- called also drongo shrikes.
Definition of Drongo
1. Noun. Any bird of the family ''Dicruridae''. ¹
2. Noun. (Australia New Zealand slang pejorative) A fool, an idiot. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Drongo
1. a tropical bird [n -GOS]
Medical Definition of Drongo
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Drongo
Literary usage of Drongo
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society by Bombay Natural History Society (1889)
"A PET drongo. AW MORRIS. I HAVE reared many a feathered pet, but in no instance
did the loss of any of them occasion me such keen regret as the death of a ..."
2. The Natural History of the Birds of Western Africa. by William Swainson, Andrew Crichton (1837)
"... the tail and quill-feathers are deep black. Total length, 9; bill, from the
gape, T90 ; wings, 4/5; tail, from the base, 4; tarsus, T65. WALKING drongo. ..."
3. On Safari: Big Game Hunting in British East Africa, with Studies in Bird-life by Abel Chapman (1908)
"This was a drongo (Dicrurus musicus), one of the shrike family, and a warrior to
boot, ... drongo ..."
4. The Western Rajputana States: A Medico-topographical and General Account of by Archibald Adams (1899)
"... atra: The Common drongo Shrike or King-crow. Common in most parts of the ...
longicaudata : The Long-tailed drongo. Permanent resident in the hills and ..."
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