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• galah — [gə lä′] n. [< native name] a pink and gray cockatoo (Cacatua roseicapilla) that is widely distributed in inland Australia and is popular as a cage bird …   English World dictionary

• Galah — Taxobox | name = Galah status = LC status system = iucn3.1 image caption = regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Aves ordo = Psittaciformes familia = Cacatuidae subfamilia = Cacatuinae genus = Eolophus species = E. roseicapilla binomial …   Wikipedia

• galah — The word galah is a borrowing into Australian English from the Aboriginal Yuwaalaraay language of northern New South Wales. In early records it is variously spelt as galar, gillar, gulah, etc. It is first recorded in 1862 in J. McKinlay s Journal …   Australian idioms

• galah — n Australian a fool, a silly, empty headed person. The galah is a species of Australian cockatoo which characteristically con gregates with others and chatters . A rural catchphrase in currency before World War II was as mad as a (gum)tree full… …   Contemporary slang

• galah — UK [ɡəˈlɑː] / US [ɡəˈlɑ] noun [countable] Word forms galah : singular galah plural galahs Australian informal an insulting word for a person who you think is silly or stupid …   English dictionary

• galah — noun a) A pink and grey species of cockatoo native to Australia. Scientific name: Eolophus roseicapilla. That galah nearly drove me off the road. b) A fool, particularly when driving …   Wiktionary

• galah — rožinis kakadu statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas atitikmenys: lot. Cacatua roseicapillus; Eolophus roseicapillus angl. galah vok. Rosakakadu, m rus. розовый какаду, m pranc. cacatoès rosalbin, m ryšiai: platesnis terminas – rožiniai kakadu …   Paukščių pavadinimų žodynas

• Galah, Victoria — Infobox Australian Place | type = town name = Galah state = vic caption = lga = Rural City of Mildura postcode = 3507 coordinates = coord|35|5|S|142|11|E |scale:100000 region:AU VIC |display=title,inline pop = 28 (within 7 km radius) est =… …   Wikipedia

• galah session — A period allocated for informal conversation over an outback radio network, allowing regular opportunities for people in remote areas to chat. The galah session is so named because galahs gather together in flocks and have raucous calls. Galah is …   Australian idioms

• galah — noun Etymology: Yuwaalaraay (Australian aboriginal language of northern New South Wales) gilaa Date: 1862 a pink breasted Australian cockatoo (Eolophus roseicapillus syn. Cacatua roseicapilla) that is sometimes a pest in wheat growing areas and… …   New Collegiate Dictionary