n.
Pronunciation: ' ku ̇ -k ə - ˌ b ə r- ə , - ˌ b ə -r ə
Function: noun
Etymology: Wiradhuri (Australian aboriginal language of central New South Wales) gugubarra
Date: 1834
: a brownish kingfisher ( Dacelo novaeguineae syn. D. gigas ) of Australia that is about the size of a crow and has a call resembling loud laughter ― called also laughing jackass