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English → English (WordNet)
Definition: Sceloglaux albifacies
Sceloglaux albifacies
n : almost extinct owl of New Zealand [syn:
laughing owl,
laughing jackass
]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Sceloglaux albifacies
Laughing
\Laugh"ing\, a. & n.
from
Laugh, v. i.
[1913 Webster]
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.
[1913 Webster]
Wekau
\We"kau\, n. (Zo["o]l.)
A small New Zealand owl (
Sceloglaux albifacies). It has
short wings and long legs, and lives chiefly on the ground.
[1913 Webster]
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