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noun
The laughing kookaburra, Dacelo novaeguineae.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Australia, obsolete
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
almost extinct owl of New Zealand
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: laughing owl, Sceloglaux albifacies
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: owl, bird of Minerva, bird of night, hooter
noun
Australian kingfisher having a loud cackling cry
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: kookaburra, Dacelo gigas
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: kingfisher
History
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