"bungarra" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈbʌŋəɹə/ [General-Australian], /ˈbʌŋˌæɹə/ [General-Australian] Forms: bungarras [plural]
Etymology: From a Kartu language. Head templates: {{en-noun}} bungarra (plural bungarras)
  1. (Australia) One of several species of large Australian monitor lizard, usually Varanus gouldii or Varanus panoptes. Tags: Australia Categories (lifeform): Anguimorph lizards Synonyms: Gould's goanna, sand goanna

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "1902, A Mingled Yarn, March 30, The Sun, p. 4",
          "text": "Our jam-tree, too, as Villiers knows, / Adds zest to boiled bungarra; / But p'r'aps he doesn't also know, / Though jam-trees in profusion grow, / We're also \"Canning-Jarrah\""
        },
        {
          "ref": "1923, A Thirsty Bungarra, April 5, The Mullewa Mail, p. 3",
          "text": "On nearing the spot they were surprised to see a 5ft., or more, bungarra with its head through the hand grip of the bag."
        },
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          "ref": "1986, Jack Davis, “No Sugar”, in Heiss & Minter, editor, Macquarie PEN Anthology of Aboriginal Literature, Allen & Unwin, published 2008, page 61:",
          "text": "This one bungarra, an' he lookin' for berry bush. But he know that fella eagle watchin' him and he know that fella is cunnin' fella.",
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        },
        {
          "ref": "1923, A Thirsty Bungarra, April 5, The Mullewa Mail, p. 3",
          "text": "On nearing the spot they were surprised to see a 5ft., or more, bungarra with its head through the hand grip of the bag."
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