laughing jackass

• اسم قديم عامي أسترالي لطائر الكوكابورا المعروف بصرخته الشبيهة بالضحك. نادر الاستعمال في اللغة الحديثة.

An old-fashioned Australian slang term for the kookaburra bird, known for its distinctive laughing call. The phrase is rarely used in modern speech.

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   An older, informal name for the kookaburra, a large Australian kingfisher known for its distinctive call that sounds like human laughter.

   طائر الكوكابورا الضاحك

   • The laughing jackass woke us up at dawn with its call.
   • Tourists often try to spot a laughing jackass in the wild.
   • The sound of the laughing jackass is iconic in the Australian bush.