ganggang

noun

gang·​gang

ˈgaŋˌgaŋ

variants or less commonly ganga

ˈgaŋgə

or gangan

ˈgaŋˌgaŋ

plural -s

: a small cockatoo (Callocephalon fimbriatum) of Australia and Tasmania that is largely gray with the male distinguished by a scarlet crest

Word History

Etymology

native name in Australia

First Known Use

1833, in the meaning defined above

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