kookaburra

Englisch - Englisch

Definition von kookaburra im Englisch Englisch wörterbuch: Any of several species of kingfishers in the genus Dacelo, known for their laugh-like call; Australian kingfisher having a loud cackling cry; {i} large Australian kingfisher that has a loud cackling call and feeds on reptiles and birds, laughing jackass; an Australian bird whose song sounds like laughter. or laughing jackass Eastern Australian species (Dacelo gigas) of forest kingfisher (subfamily Daceloninae). Its call, which sounds like fiendish laughter, can be heard very early in the morning and just after sunset. A gray-brown, woodland-dwelling bird, it reaches a length of 17 in. (43 cm), with a 3.2-4-in. (8-10-cm) beak. In its native habitat it eats invertebrates and small vertebrates, including venomous snakes. In western Australia and New Zealand, where it has been introduced, it has been known to attack chickens and ducklings
spangled kookaburra: A kookaburra of the Aru Islands, with blue wings and tail, a white chest and belly, dark eyes, and a striking white-spotted black head
kookaburras: plural of kookaburra

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kookaburra

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koo·ka·bur·ra

[ 'ku-k&-"b&r-&, -"b ] (noun.) 1834. From Wiradhuri gugubarra (“Dacelo novaeguineae”).

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