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laughing jackass

DEFINITIONS OF: laughing jackass

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n Australian kingfisher having a loud cackling cry

Synonyms:
Dacelo gigas, kookaburra
Type of:
kingfisher
nonpasserine large-headed bird with a short tail and long sharp bill; usually crested and bright-colored; feed mostly on fish

n almost extinct owl of New Zealand

Synonyms:
Sceloglaux albifacies, laughing owl
Type of:
bird of Minerva, bird of night, hooter, owl
nocturnal bird of prey with hawk-like beak and claws and large head with front-facing eyes
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