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Definition of Dacelo gigas

Dacelo gigas
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.

Meaning of Dacelo gigas from wikipedia

- was by the Dutch naturalist Pieter Boddaert and his scientific name Dacelo gigas was used in the scientific literature, but in 1926 the Australian ornithologist...
- Postal abbreviation NSW ISO 3166 code AU-NSW Symbols Bird Kookaburra (Dacelo gigas) Fish Blue groper (Ac****odus viridis) Flower Waratah (Telopea speciosissima)...
- emblem WaratahTelopea speciosissima 1962 State bird emblem Kookaburra Dacelo Gigas 1971 State animal emblem Platypus Ornithorhynchus anatinus 1971 State...
- Blue-and-yellow macaw (Ara ararauna) Scarlet macaw (Ara macao) Laughing kookaburra (Dacelo novaeguineae) Toco toucan (Ramphastos toco) Red ruffed lemur (Varecia rubra)...
- Australian islands Chloris chloris (European greenfinch) Cygnus olor (mute swan) Dacelo novaeguineae (laughing kookaburra) - artificially expanded range Dromaius...
- 0 oz) in weight. The common Australian species, the laughing kookaburra (Dacelo novaeguineae), may be heavier still, as individuals exceeding 450 g (0.99 lb)...
- pulc****a Blue-winged kookaburra, Dacelo leachii Spangled kookaburra, Dacelo tyro Rufous-bellied kookaburra, Dacelo gaudichaud Shovel-billed kookaburra...
- pulc****a Blue-winged kookaburra, Dacelo leachii Spangled kookaburra, Dacelo tyro Rufous-bellied kookaburra, Dacelo gaudichaud Shovel-billed kookaburra...