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laughing jackass

–noun
kookaburra.

Origin:
1780–90; so called because of its loud braying sound

kook⋅a⋅bur⋅ra

[kook-uh-bur-uh, -buhr-uh]
–noun
an Australian kingfisher, Dacelo gigas, having a loud, harsh cry that resembles laughter.
Also called laughing jackass.


Origin:
1885–90; < Wiradjuri gugubarra (imit.)
kook·a·bur·ra   (kŏŏk'ə-bûr'ə, -bŭr'ə)   
n.  A large kingfisher (Dacelo novaeguineae) of southern and eastern Australia, having brown and white plumage and a call resembling raucous laughter. Also called laughing jackass.

[Wiradhuri (Aboriginal language of southeast Australia) gugubarra, of imitative origin.]
laughing jackass  
n.  See kookaburra.
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