Australorp

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈɒstrəˌlɔːp/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(ô′strə lôrp′)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
Aus•tral•orp  (ô′strə lôrp′),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Animal Husbandryone of an Australian breed of chickens valued for egg production.
  • Australian(ian) + Orp(ington) 1920–25

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
Australorp / ˈɒstrəˌlɔːp/
  1. a heavy black breed of domestic fowl
Etymology: shortened from Austral(ian Black) Orp(ington)

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