(n.) A passerine bird of the family Dicruridae. They are usually black with a deeply forked tail. They are natives of Asia, Africa, and Australia; -- called also drongo shrikes.
Example Sentences:
(1) Say g’day to the new guy: Tom, an amiable drongo seeking his true calling.
Galah
Definition:
Example Sentences:
(1) The transmural net flow of salt and water in the coprodeum and large intestine of the Galah (Cacatua roseicapilla), an Australian xerophilic parrot, was measured by an in vivo perfusion technique.
(2) The galah and kookaburra displayed a mammalian (non-villous) pattern of mucosal organization.
(3) Orally infected Culex annulirostris or intravenous injections were used to infect 10 Galahs, 15 Sulphur-crested cockatoos, 12 Corellas, 4 Black ducks and 10 wild mice with Murray Valley encephalitis (MVE) virus.