Kookaburra

//ˈkʊkəˌbʌɹə// noun

noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Any of several species of kingfishers in the genus Dacelo.
  2. 2
    Australian kingfisher having a loud cackling cry wordnet

Synonyms

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laughing jackassalarm birdbreakfast birdclockbirddacelo gigasgoburra

Example

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"Tom's favourite bird is a kookaburra."

Etymology

Borrowed from Wiradjuri guuguubarra (“laughing kookaburra”).

Related phrases

blue-winged kookaburralaughing kookaburrarufous-bellied kookaburraspangled kookaburra

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