Definition of kookaburra
: a brownish kingfisher (Dacelo novaeguineae synonym 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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Origin and Etymology of kookaburra
Wiradhuri (Australian aboriginal language of central New South Wales) gugubarra
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: a large Australian bird whose call is like loud laughter
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