DRONGO


Meaning of DRONGO in English

drongo 1

/drong"goh/ , n. , pl. drongos .

any passerine bird of the family Dicruridae, of Africa, Asia, and Australia, the several species usually having black plumage and long, forked tails.

[ 1835-45; ]

drongo 2

/drong"goh/ , n. , pl. drongos . Australian Slang.

a stupid or slow-witted person; simpleton.

[ 1920-25; prob. to be identified with DRONGO 1 , 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 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .