kookaburra
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A kookaburra
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Wiradjuri guuguubarra (“laughing kookaburra”).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈkʊkəˌbʌɹə/
- (General Australian, New Zealand) IPA(key): /ˈkʊkəˌbaɹə/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈkʊkəˌbʌɹə/, /ˈkʊkəˌbɝɹə/
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Noun
kookaburra (plural kookaburras)
- Any of several species of kingfishers in the genus Dacelo.
Synonyms
- (informal): kooka, kooky
- (laughing kookaburra): alarm bird, breakfast bird, clockbird, goburra, gogobera, laughing jackass, jackass, Jacky
- (blue-winged kookaburra): howling jackass, Leach's kingfisher
Derived terms
Derived terms
Translations
kingfishers
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References
- Dixon, R. M. W., Bruce Moore, W. S. Ramson, Mandy Thomas (2006) Australian Aboriginal Words in English: Their Origin and Meaning, 2nd ed. edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 86
Further reading
kookaburra on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
