quarrion

English

Alternative forms

• quarien, quarrian, quarrien, quarry hen

Etymology

From Wiradjuri guwarrayiŋ.

Noun

quarrion (plural quarrions)

1. A cockatiel, Nymphicus hollandicus.

Synonyms

• cockatiel, weero

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 87