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The genus name means "lizard born from fire" from Tupi ara "born" and atá "fire," and Greek saurus "lizard". The name refers to the National Museum of Brazil fire, which the holotype survived unscathed. The species name also is the Portuguese name of the museum. [23] Aratinga: parakeet: Tupi
Another hypothesis is that koala was an aboriginal name from the Hawkesbury River district near Sydney. [6] Adopted by white settlers, the word "koala" became one of hundreds of Aboriginal loan words in Australian English, where it was also commonly referred to as "native bear", [7] later "koala bear", for its resemblance to a bear. [8]
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This is a list of English words derived from Australian Aboriginal languages. Some are restricted to Australian English as a whole or to certain regions of the country. Others, such as kangaroo and boomerang , have become widely used in other varieties of English , and some have been borrowed into other languages beyond English.
Derek Hough helped Bindi Irwin win Dancing With the Stars, and as a thanks, Steve Irwin's daughter has given the 30-year-old pro dancer an animal namesake.
The labels of all three subgroups reflect the word for 'man' or 'Aboriginal person' in their respective included languages. The koala is named from the word gula for the animal in the Dharug language, [4] a Yuin–Kuri language within the Yora group, and the same word occurs in other Yuin–Kuri languages, such as Gundungurra, [5] within the ...
There's even an "X" ancient baby name: Xerxes. There are a few exceptions: Among ancient baby boy names, Sebastian is ranked number 13 on the list of most popular baby boy names. Alexander (number ...
Canada itself is a name derived from a Laurentian Iroquois word meaning "village" [1] [2] (c.f. Mohawk kaná:ta’). [3] [4] See Canada's name for more details. Aboriginal names are widespread in Canada - for a full listing see List of place names in Canada of aboriginal origin. Those listed here are only well-known, important or otherwise ...