"laughing jackass" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: laughing jackasses [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} laughing jackass (plural laughing jackasses)
  1. (Australia, obsolete) The laughing kookaburra, Dacelo novaeguineae. Tags: Australia, obsolete Categories (lifeform): Kingfishers Synonyms: jackass kingfisher, gogobera Hypernyms: kookaburra

Inflected forms

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