Associations to the word «Kookaburra»

Wiktionary

KOOKABURRA, noun. Any of several species of kingfishers in the genus Dacelo, known for their laugh-like call.

Dictionary definition

KOOKABURRA, noun. Australian kingfisher having a loud cackling cry.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats