Definitions for kookaburra

kookaburra kook·a·bur·ra

Spelling: [koo k-uh-bur-uh, -buhr-uh
IPA: /ˈkʊk əˌbɜr ə, -ˌbʌr ə/

Kookaburra is a 10 letter English word. It's valid Words with friends word worth 22 points.

You can make 143 anagrams from letters in kookaburra (aabkkoorru).

Definitions for kookaburra

noun

  1. an Australian kingfisher, Dacelo gigas, having a loud, harsh cry that resembles laughter.

Origin of kookaburra

First recorded in 1885-90, kookaburra is from the Wiradjuri word gugubarra (imitative)

Examples for kookaburra

To start off with, they had an unpleasant scene with a kookaburra, a low larrikin who resented the way that Bill examined him.

The kookaburra seems to find much grim fun in this world, and is always disturbing the Bush quiet with its curious “laughter.”

The kookaburra is about the size of an owl, of a mottled grey colour.

Word Value for kookaburra
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