Words Borrowed From Australian Aboriginal Languages

A lot of these better-known examples seem to be to do with animals.

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Hint	Answer
A curved hardwood missile weapon. Also known as a kylie.	Boomerang
A small parrot, the Grass Parakeet. They live in vast flocks (but sadly not so much when they're pets).	Budgerigar
A large white root-eating grub that's apparently quite tasty. A '-------- grub'.	Wichetty
A blind backwater of a river, a stagnant pool.	Billabong
A coolibah is a type of what? ('under the shade of a coolibah ----' features in a song).	Eucalyptus tree
A young kangaroo.	Joey
There are 14 million jumbucks in Australia. What are they?	Sheep
A large, tree-dwelling kingfisher with a peculiar laughing cry.	Kookaburra

Hint	Answer
A rare termite-eating marsupial from SW Australia, with a stripey back and a pointy nose, and a very long tongue!	Numbat
A taipan is a large, dark coloured venomous what?	Snake
A small species of kangaroo.	Wallaby
A barramundi is a type of freshwater what?	Fish
A wild or semi-domesticated species of dog.	Dingo
A rather bear-like, burrowing marsupial with short legs and a short tail (portrait at top of page).	Wombat
A yabby is a type of what (apparently delicious) freshwater crustacean in E. Australia?	Crayfish