What does "currawong" mean?

Any of the three species, and several subspecies, of large, mainly black, predatory passerine birds in the genus Strepera, endemic to Australia.

What is a synonym for "currawong"?

Common synonyms include: bell magpie, bird, passerine, songbird.

/ˈkʌɹəwɒŋ/ noun

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Noun

1
Any of the three species, and several subspecies, of large, mainly black, predatory passerine birds in the genus Strepera, endemic to Australia.
"Currawongs and cookaburras woke him early."
2
bluish black fruit-eating bird with a bell-like call wordnet

"Currawongs and cookaburras woke him early."

Probably from Yagara garrawaŋ, ultimately onomatopoeic.