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billabong.

An anabranch, backwater or oxbow lake that is temporarily cut off from the main river, especially one that is only filled with water during the rainy season and can sometimes dry up completely.

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noun/ˈbɪləˌbɒŋ/UK/ˈbɪləˌbɔŋ/General-American/ˈbɪləˌbɑŋ/cot-caught-merger
  1. An anabranch, backwater or oxbow lake that is temporarily cut off from the main river, especially one that is only filled with water during the rainy season and can sometimes dry up completely.

    Australia
Where this word comes from

From Wiradjuri bilabang, likely a compound from Wiradjuri bila (“river”) and Wiradjuri bong or Wiradjuri bung (“dead”).

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