"gang-gang" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈɡaŋɡaŋ/ [UK] Forms: gang-gangs [plural]
Etymology: From Wiradjuri gaŋ-gaŋ. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|wrh|gaŋ-gaŋ}} Wiradjuri gaŋ-gaŋ Head templates: {{en-noun}} gang-gang (plural gang-gangs)
  1. A kind of cockatoo (Callocephalon fimbriatum). Wikipedia link: Gang-gang Cockatoo Categories (lifeform): Cockatoos Synonyms: gangan, gang-gang cockatoo Translations (Callocephalon fimbriatum): helmkaketoe [masculine] (Dutch)

Inflected forms

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