[koo
k-uh-bur-uh, -buhr-uh] 
| an Australian kingfisher, Dacelo gigas, having a loud, harsh cry that resembles laughter. |
| 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. |