corroboree
noun
cor·rob·o·ree
kə-ˈrȯ-bə-rē 
-ˈrä-
1
: a nocturnal festivity with songs and symbolic dances by which the Australian aborigines celebrate events of importance
2
Examples of corroboree in a Sentence
quite a corroboree when Britain's royal couple paid a visit to Sydney
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The southern corroboree frog is an iconic species in Australia.
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Sara Hashemi, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 May 2025
Today, less than 50 individual southern corroboree frogs live in the wild.
—Sara Hashemi, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 May 2025
The research team is still working on understanding what that means for both the corroboree and other frog species.
—Sara Hashemi, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 May 2025
Kosch recently sequenced the genome of the southern corroboree — a black and brilliantly yellow frog of which 50 or fewer survive in the wild.
—Martin J. Kernan, Discover Magazine, 16 Nov. 2024
In Australia, the tiny black-and-yellow Southern corroboree frog was nearly pushed to extinction by the fungus.
—Jonathan Kolby, National Geographic, 7 Apr. 2016
The late Lin Onus's paintings depict water lilies -- the habitat of the southern corroboree frog, of which there are now fewer than 100 in the world.
—Leanne Mirandilla, CNN, 2 July 2017
In Australia, the tiny black-and-yellow Southern corroboree frog was nearly pushed to extinction by the fungus.
—Jonathan Kolby, National Geographic, 7 Apr. 2016
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Sara Hashemi, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 May 2025
Today, less than 50 individual southern corroboree frogs live in the wild.
—Sara Hashemi, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 May 2025
The research team is still working on understanding what that means for both the corroboree and other frog species.
—Sara Hashemi, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 May 2025
Kosch recently sequenced the genome of the southern corroboree — a black and brilliantly yellow frog of which 50 or fewer survive in the wild.
—Martin J. Kernan, Discover Magazine, 16 Nov. 2024
In Australia, the tiny black-and-yellow Southern corroboree frog was nearly pushed to extinction by the fungus.
—Jonathan Kolby, National Geographic, 7 Apr. 2016
The late Lin Onus's paintings depict water lilies -- the habitat of the southern corroboree frog, of which there are now fewer than 100 in the world.
—Leanne Mirandilla, CNN, 2 July 2017
In Australia, the tiny black-and-yellow Southern corroboree frog was nearly pushed to extinction by the fungus.
—Jonathan Kolby, National Geographic, 7 Apr. 2016
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“Corroboree.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/corroboree. Accessed 25 Jul. 2025.
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