Etymology

kookaburra

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Today it means: Any of several species of kingfishers in the genus Dacelo. Full definition →

Wiradjuri guuguubarra
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  1. Wiradjuri · borrowed fromguuguubarra“laughing kookaburra”
  2. English todaykookaburra

Borrowed from Wiradjuri guuguubarra (“laughing kookaburra”).

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