laughing jackass
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laughing jackass
n.
See kookaburra.
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laughing jackass
n
(Animals) another name for kookaburra1
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kook•a•bur•ra
(ˈkʊk əˌbɜr ə, -ˌbʌr ə)n., pl. -ras.
any of several Australian and Papuan birds of the genus Dacelo, of the kingfisher family, esp. D. gigas, having a loud call that resembles laughter.
[1885–90; < Wiradjuri (Australian Aboriginal language)]
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| Noun | 1. |  laughing jackass - Australian kingfisher having a loud cackling crykingfisher - 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 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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Translations
طَيْر أسْترالي
ledňák obrovský
latterfugl
hláturfugl, kókabúrra
rybárikovec obrovský
gülen balıkçıl
jackass
(ˈdʒӕkӕs) noun1. a male ass.
2. a stupid person. the silly jackass!
laughing jackass a type of Australian bird that sounds as if it is laughing.
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