Kookaburra
[koo k-uh-bur-uh, -buhr-uh] /ˈkʊk əˌbɜr ə, -ˌbʌr ə/
noun
1.
an Australian kingfisher, Dacelo gigas, having a loud, harsh cry that resembles laughter.
/ˈkʊkəˌbʌrə/
noun
1.
Also called laughing jackass. a large arboreal Australian kingfisher, Dacelo novaeguineae (or gigas), with a cackling cry
2.
Also called blue-winged kookaburra. a related smaller bird D. Leachii, of tropical Australia and New Guinea
n.
1890, from a native Australian word.
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