KOOKABURRA


Meaning of KOOKABURRA in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈku̇-kə-ˌbər-ə, -ˌbə-rə ]

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

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