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austral Definition

aus·tral (ôs′trəl; for n. ôs träl′)

adjective

  1. southern; southerly
  2. Australian

Etymology: L australis, southern < auster, south wind, the south: for IE base see east; shift in meaning from “east” prob. due to false assumption concerning direction of axis of Italy

noun pl. -·tra′·les-trä′lās

the former basic monetary unit of Argentina

austral Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

  • parakeet: Then, out of the blue came a flock of very noisy Austral Parakeets.
  • thrush: On the trail up to the lookout we saw a couple of Austral Thrushes.
  • summer: At the research stations, approx 18 % of staff employed during the austral summer are women.
  • winter: Unfortunately May was a really bad month for here the austral winter is just not a good time for these fascinating islands.
  • blackbird: On the pitch we had Southern Lapwings as usual and also Austral Blackbirds.
  • pygmy-owl: Sure enough, we soon found what Michel had suspected - an Austral Pygmy-Owl getting a terrible time from flocks of passerines.

Used with adjective complement

include: Highlights included Austral Thrush, Austral Parakeet, Fire eyed Diucon and Chilean Swallow.