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drongo

noun
🔊/ˈdrɒŋɡəʊ/
🔊/ˈdrɑːŋɡəʊ/
(plural drongos, drongoes)
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  1. a shiny black bird with a long tail卷尾（毛色光亮的长尾黑鸟）Topics Birdsc2
  2. (Australian English, New Zealand English, slang) a stupid person傻瓜；笨蛋
    3. Word Originmid 19th cent.: from Malagasy (the language of Madagascar). Sense (2) is said to be from the name of an Australian racehorse of the 1920s which consistently finished last or near last.