Found 2 items, similar to Laughing jackass.
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Definition: laughing jackass
laughing jackass
n 1: Australian kingfisher having a loud cackling cry [syn:
kookaburra,
Dacelo gigas]
2: almost extinct owl of New Zealand [syn:
laughing owl,
Sceloglaux albifacies
]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Laughing jackass
Jackass
\Jack"ass`\, n. [2d jack + ass.]
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1. The male ass; a donkey.
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2. A conceited dolt; a perverse blockhead; -- disparaging and
offensive.
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Jackass bark (Naut.), a three-masted vessel, with only the
foremast square-rigged; a barkentine.
Jackass deer (Zo["o]l.), the koba.
Jackass hare,
Jackass rabbit (Zo["o]l.). See
Jack rabbit
, under 2d
Jack, n.
Jackass penguin (Zo["o]l.), any species of penguin of the
genus
Spheniscus, of which several are known. One
species (
Spheniscus demersus) inhabits the islands near
the Cape of Good Hope; another (
Spheniscus Magellanicus)
is found at the Falkland Islands. They make a noise like
the braying of an ass; -- hence the name.
Laughing jackass. (Zo["o]l.) See under
Laughing.
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Laughing
\Laugh"ing\, a. & n.
from
Laugh, v. i.
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Laughing falcon (Zo["o]l.), a South American hawk
(
Herpetotheres cachinnans); -- so called from its notes,
which resemble a shrill laugh.
Laughing gas (Chem.), hyponitrous oxide, or protoxide of
nitrogen
Laughing goose (Zo["o]l.), the European white-fronted
goose.
Laughing gull. (Zo["o]l.)
(a) A common European gull (
Xema ridibundus); -- called
also
pewit,
black cap,
red-legged gull, and
sea crow
.
(b) An American gull (
Larus atricilla). In summer the head
is nearly black, the back slate color, and the five outer
primaries black.
Laughing hyena (Zo["o]l.), the spotted hyena. See
Hyena.
Laughing jackass (Zo["o]l.), the great brown kingfisher
(
Dacelo gigas), of Australia; -- called also
giant kingfisher
, and
gogobera.
Laughing owl (Zo["o]l.), a peculiar owl (
Sceloglaux albifacies
) of New Zealand, said to be on the verge of
extinction. The name alludes to its notes.
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