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