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LAUGHING JACKASS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Almost extinct owl of New Zealand
Synonyms:
laughing jackass; laughing owl; Sceloglaux albifacies
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("laughing jackass" is a kind of...):
bird of Minerva; bird of night; hooter; owl (nocturnal bird of prey with hawk-like beak and claws and large head with front-facing eyes)
Holonyms ("laughing jackass" is a member of...):
genus Sceloglaux; Sceloglaux (a genus of Strigidae)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Australian kingfisher having a loud cackling cry
Synonyms:
Dacelo gigas; kookaburra; laughing jackass
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Hypernyms ("laughing jackass" is a kind of...):
kingfisher (nonpasserine large-headed bird with a short tail and long sharp bill; usually crested and bright-colored; feed mostly on fish)
Holonyms ("laughing jackass" is a member of...):
Dacelo; genus Dacelo (Australasian kingfishers)