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kookaburra

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English

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A kookaburra

Etymology

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Borrowed from Wiradjuri guuguubarra (laughing kookaburra).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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kookaburra (plural kookaburras)

  1. Any of several species of kingfishers in the genus Dacelo.

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References

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  • 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

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