Words Borrowed From Australian Aboriginal Languages

A curved hardwood missile weapon. Also known as a kylie.

A small parrot, the Grass Parakeet. They live in vast flocks (but sadly not so much when they're pets).

A large white root-eating grub that's apparently quite tasty. A '-------- grub'.

A blind backwater of a river, a stagnant pool.

A coolibah is a type of what? ('under the shade of a coolibah ----' features in a song).

A young kangaroo.

There are 14 million jumbucks in Australia. What are they?

A large, tree-dwelling kingfisher with a peculiar laughing cry.

A rare termite-eating marsupial from SW Australia, with a stripey back and a pointy nose, and a very long tongue!

A taipan is a large, dark coloured venomous what?

A small species of kangaroo.

A barramundi is a type of freshwater what?

A wild or semi-domesticated species of dog.

A rather bear-like, burrowing marsupial with short legs and a short tail (portrait at top of page).

A yabby is a type of what (apparently delicious) freshwater crustacean in E. Australia?