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kookaburra

kookaburra

2 9.1
A large Australian bird that makes a loud laughing call
  • noun
  • /ˌkuːkəˈbʌrə/
  • Australian
translation icon : kookaburra
  • Finch, wren, scrubbird, lorikeet, freckledduck, galah, kookaburra, parrot, cockatoo, albatr--
  • the laughing kookaburra

You could see her just hit them Kookaburra wings, dawg, Who?

Examples

  • Australian Kookaburra.

    Blog text (27)

  • The well-known "Kookaburra," for example, is an excellent tune for making students aware of sixteenth-note patterns.

    Academic text (1992)

  • And it took us ages to hear a Kookaburra, but it was certainly worth the wait.

    Blog text (30)

  • First released in 1990, the Australian Kookaburra was that nation's first one-ounce silver coin.

    Blog text (27)

  • Keen eyesight makes the Australian kookaburra a skilled hunting bird.

    Fiction book (2001)

  • -He's right, Kookaburra.

    Minutemen (2008)

  • Silver medal was awarded to "Blue-Winged Kookaburra #1" by Stanley L. Parmeter of Arlington, WA.

    Academic text (2001)

  • The kookaburra is often heard laughing in the early morning hours.

  • We spotted a kookaburra sitting on a branch, its loud call echoing through the forest.

  • During our visit to Australia, we were thrilled to hear the kookaburra's distinctive cackling call.

Synonyms

laughing jackass
vskookaburra
  • Archaic
9.9

A large Australian kingfisher with a loud call that sounds like laughter

is the standard common name rather than this alternative name
Dacelo gigas
vskookaburra
  • Specialized
9.9

A large Australian bird that makes a loud, laughing call

is the general common name for the bird group rather than one species
Dacelo
vskookaburra
  • Specialized
9.9

A large bird like a kingfisher from Australia and nearby islands known for its loud laughing call

is the everyday name for the bird itself rather than the whole genus

Surface Forms

kookaburra singular
kookaburras plural

Etymology

The word kookaburra comes from an Australian Aboriginal word like gugubarra that sounded like the bird's laugh. That's why the bird is known for its loud, 'laughing' call.