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- noun Plural form of
brolga .
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Examples
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Ducks, teal, brolgas, pelicans, ibis, parrots, cockatoos, eagles and finches dart and glide and feed and circle, and on the roads sits every few yards a handsome lizard of the type known as water-dragons, looking like an owner absorbing the glory of real estate which has just increased in price.
Travel: Dickens down under Thomas Keneally 2010
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It was very peaceful: no-one for miles and masses of birds (and wallabies) -- though no brolgas.
JOURNAL 22 AUGUST 1998 Alex Allan 2009
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We saw a pelican and Miriam explained that we would never see brolgas and pelicans in the same place.
JOURNAL 22 AUGUST 1998 Alex Allan 2009
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When he found out, in his rage he created a terrible storm that separated the brolgas from the pelicans for all time.
JOURNAL 22 AUGUST 1998 Alex Allan 2009
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Some brolgas darted out from the tea-tree all about
Drover's Dream 2000
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Ducks, teal, brolgas, pelicans, ibis, parrots, cockatoos, eagles and finches dart and glide and feed and circle, and on the roads sits every few yards a handsome lizard of the type known as water-dragons, looking like an owner absorbing the glory of real estate which has just increased in price.
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Environment Minister Peter Garrett today announced a $1.79 million investment to save one of Australia's most precious wetlands - home to more than 12,000 brolgas.
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