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Definition of Kookaburra
1. Noun. Australian kingfisher having a loud cackling cry.
Generic synonyms: Kingfisher
Group relationships: Dacelo, Genus Dacelo
Definition of Kookaburra
1. Noun. Any of several species of kingfishers in the genus ''Dacelo'', known for their laugh-like call. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Kookaburra
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Kookaburra
Literary usage of Kookaburra
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Austral English: A Dictionary of Australasian Words, Phrases, and Usages by Edward Ellis Morris (1898)
"4 : " But what board will inten protect the disappearing mar: and native flora,
the lyre-bii kookaburra, and other types wh rapidly disappearing despite th ..."
2. A Life of Books: The Story of D.W. Thorpe Pty. Ltd., 1921-1987 by Joyce Nicholson, Daniel Wrixon Thorpe (2000)
"During 1975 we started another regular column,'A Publisher's Piece', •written
under the pseudonym, kookaburra. It was entertainingly done and allowed the ..."
3. Beautiful Accomodation in New South Wales, Australia: The Discerning Guide by Jennifer Marie Lamattina (2004)
"Our favourite is the larger kookaburra, with its The Murray ... Facilities: Two
cottages: kookaburra sleeps four (kitchen/living room, one bathroom); ..."
4. Macmillan's Magazine by David Masson, George Grove, John Morley, Mowbray Morris (1903)
"A kookaburra answered him mockingly, and Dave laughed louder still, waving his
pannikin. Mrs. Prell, who had come panting up from the garden, ..."
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