Kookaburra Definition

ko͝okə-bûrə, -bŭrə
noun
An Australian kingfisher (Dacelo gigas) with an abrupt, harsh cry suggestive of loud laughter.
Webster's New World
Any of several similar kingfishers of the genera Dacelo and Clytoceyx of Australia, New Guinea, and neighboring islands.
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Noun

Singular:
kookaburra
Plural:
kookaburras

Origin of Kookaburra

  • Wiradhuri (Pama-Nyungan language of southeast Australia) gugubarra of imitative origin

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Wiradhuri gugubarra (“Dacelo novaeguineae”).

    From Wiktionary

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