Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun laughing_jackass
2 senses of laughing jackass
Sense 1
kookaburra, laughing jackass, Dacelo gigas -- (Australian kingfisher having a loud cackling cry)
=> kingfisher -- (nonpasserine large-headed bird with a short tail and long sharp bill; usually crested and bright-colored; feed mostly on fish)
Sense 2
laughing owl, laughing jackass, Sceloglaux albifacies -- (almost extinct owl of New Zealand)
=> owl, bird of Minerva, bird of night, hooter -- (nocturnal bird of prey with hawk-like beak and claws and large head with front-facing eyes)