kookaburra
/ˈkʊkəˌbʌrə/noun
1- a very large Australasian kingfisher that feeds on terrestrial prey such as reptiles and birds笑翠鸟。
1.1
- Genus Dacelo, family Alcedinidae: two species, in particular the laughing kookaburra or laughing jackass (D. novaeguineae), which has a loud cackling call.笑翠鸟属, 翠鸟科：2种, 尤指大声咯咯叫的笑翠鸟（拉丁名D. novaeguineae）。
词源
late 19th cent.: from Wiradhuri gugubarra.