euro

Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris

n.


one of the aboriginal names fora Kangaroo (q.v.); spelt also Yuro.

1885. Mrs. Praed, `Head Station,' p. 192:

«Above and below . . . were beetling cliffs, with ledgesand crannies that afforded foothold only to yuros androck-wallabies.»