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 ]