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Definition of “kookaburra”

kookaburra (ˈkʊkəˌbʌrə Pronunciation for kookaburra

Definitions

noun

  1. Also called: laughing jackass. a large arboreal Australian kingfisher, Dacelo novaeguineae (or gigas), with a cackling cry
  2. Also called: blue-winged kookaburra. a related smaller bird D. Leachii, of tropical Australia and New Guinea

Word Origin

C19: from a native Australian language

Example Sentences Including 'kookaburra'

But the Federation Fathers are thought to have brought the kookaburra here in a patriotic act to give all states this iconic species.
The Mercury, Sunday Tasmanian (2005)
The silence was broken only by the demented cackling of a kookaburra.
Independent (1999)
Unmistakable: The bushman's alarm clock, the common kookaburra.
Misc (1999)

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