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  • noun Australia The bird Tadorna radjah, a protected species within Australia.
  • noun Australia, obsolete A food dish made from leftovers or ingredients to hand, usually including corned beef.

Etymologies

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From Burdekin ("a surname"); named after the Burdekin River, Queensland, which in turn was named for Mrs. Thomas Burdekin, who provided assistance to the expedition during which the river was discovered (by Europeans).

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