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kookaburra
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kook·a·bur·ra  (kk-bûr, -br)
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.]
kookaburra
Noun
a large Australian kingfisher with a cackling cry [Aboriginal]
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Noun1.kookaburrakookaburra - Australian kingfisher having a loud cackling cry
Dacelo gigas, laughing jackass
kingfisher - nonpasserine large-headed bird with a short tail and long sharp bill; usually crested and bright-colored; feed mostly on fish
Dacelo, genus Dacelo - Australasian kingfishers


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