kookaburra
A kookaburra
Meaning
Noun
- Any of several species of kingfishers in the genus Dacelo.
Related
Similar words
- (informal): kooka, kooky
- (laughing kookaburra): clockbird, goburra, gogobera, laughing jackass, jackass, Jacky
- (blue-winged kookaburra): howling jackass, Leach's kingfisher
Origin
- Borrowed from Wiradhuri guuguubarra ("laughing kookaburra").
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