kookaburra

noun

kookaburra

noun

UK /ˈkʊkəˌbʌɹə/ · US /ˈkʊkəˌbʌɹə/

Etymology Borrowed from Wiradjuri guuguubarra (“laughing kookaburra”).

1

Any of several species of kingfishers in the genus Dacelo.

Synonyms: kooka, kooky, alarm bird, breakfast bird, clockbird, goburra, gogobera, laughing jackass, jackass, Jacky, howling jackass, Leach's kingfisher
Derived terms: blue-winged kookaburra, jackaburra, laughing kookaburra, rufous-bellied kookaburra, spangled kookaburra

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