flyer

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

n.


a swift kangaroo.

1866. T. McCombie, `Australian Sketches,' second series,p. 172:

«I may here state that the settlers designate the old kangaroosas `old men' and `old women,' the full-grown animals are named`flyers,' and are swifter than the British hare.»

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