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kookaburra
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əˌbɜr
ə, -ˌbʌr
ə
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noun
an Australian kingfisher,
Dacelo gigas,
having a loud, harsh cry that resembles laughter.
Also called
laughing jackass
.
Origin:
1885–90;
<
Wiradjuri
gugubarra
(imitative)
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kookaburra
(ˈkʊkəˌbʌrə)
—
n
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
[C19: from a native Australian language]
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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