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bungarra (plural bungarras)

(Australia) A large Australian monitor lizard, Varanus gouldii.
- 1923, A Thirsty Bungarra, April 5, The Mullewa Mail, p. 3:
  On nearing the spot they were surprised to see a 5ft., or more, bungarra with its head through the hand grip of the bag.
- 1986, Jack Davis, No Sugar, in Heiss & Minter (eds.), Macquarie PEN Anthology of Aboriginal Literature, Allen & Unwin 2008, p. 61:
  This one bungarra, an' he lookin' for berry bush. But he know that fella eagle watchin' him and he know that fella is cunnin' fella.

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 # {{lb|en|AU}} A large Australian [[monitor lizard]], {{taxlink|Varanus gouldii|species}}.
+#*'''1923''', [http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article240272740  A Thirsty Bungarra], April 5, ''The Mullewa Mail'', p. 3:
+#*:On nearing the spot they were surprised to see a 5ft., or more, '''bungarra''' with its head through the hand grip of the bag.
 #*'''1986''', {{w|Jack Davis (playwright)|Jack Davis}}, ''No Sugar'', in Heiss & Minter (eds.), ''Macquarie PEN Anthology of Aboriginal Literature'', Allen & Unwin 2008, p. 61:
 #*:This one '''''bungarra''''', an' he lookin' for berry bush. But he know that fella eagle watchin' him and he know that fella is cunnin' fella.