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laughing jackass

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laughing jackass
n.
See kookaburra.
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Noun1.laughing jackasslaughing jackass - Australian kingfisher having a loud cackling cry
Dacelo gigas, kookaburra
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
2.laughing jackass - almost extinct owl of New Zealand
laughing owl, Sceloglaux albifacies
bird of Minerva, bird of night, owl, hooter - nocturnal bird of prey with hawk-like beak and claws and large head with front-facing eyes
genus Sceloglaux, Sceloglaux - a genus of Strigidae
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Two seldom seen mammals and a bird of the bush that Australians endearingly refer to as the Laughing Jackass, or Jackie, are off to the next Olympics as officially designated mascots.
A SIDEWAYS GLANCE : NOT A G'DAY FOR KANGAROO by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
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