Main Entry: kook·a·bur·ra

Pronunciation: \ˈku̇-kə-ˌbər-ə, -ˌbə-rə\

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