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Where does “kookaburra” come from?

kookaburra (English) comes from Wiradhuri guuguubarra — kookaburra.

kookaburra (English): Any of several species of kingfishers in the...

Definitions

  1. Any of several species of kingfishers in the...

Ancestry of “kookaburra”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Wiradhuriguuguubarrakookaburra
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