English: big black cormorant
Bundjalung: bigargin
Part of Speech: noun
Related Words: biyargin 'black diver'; also dangdang (Y:Hanln)  
With same English translation:  
Category: bird
Comment: Also listed as 'shag' (Y:Hanln); 'cormorant, diver' (Yw); see also biyargin 'black diver'; also dangdang (Y:Hanln). Possibly bigargihn(y).
Gold Coast Tweed: Y:Watsn pig'garagin cormorant, diver; AT:Prior black swan morgoutche, pigaraqin; Y:Hanln dungdung, piggarageen shag, beeurragin black diver


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