Define the word Laughing jackass"Laughing jackass" gcide "The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48"
Jackass \Jack"ass`\, n. [2d jack + ass.]
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1. The male ass; a donkey.
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2. A conceited dolt; a perverse blockhead; -- disparaging and
offensive.
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Jackass bark (Naut.), a three-masted vessel, with only the
foremast square-rigged; a barkentine.
Jackass deer (Zool.), the koba.
Jackass hare, Jackass rabbit (Zool.). See Jack rabbit,
under 2d Jack, n.
Jackass penguin (Zool.), any species of penguin of the
genus Spheniscus, of which several are known. One
species (Spheniscus demersus) inhabits the islands near
the Cape of Good Hope; another (Spheniscus Magellanicus)
is found at the Falkland Islands. They make a noise like
the braying of an ass; -- hence the name.
Laughing jackass. (Zool.) See under Laughing.
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"Laughing jackass" gcide "The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48"
Laughing \Laugh"ing\, a. & n.
from Laugh, v. i.
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Laughing falcon (Zool.), a South American hawk
(Herpetotheres cachinnans); -- so called from its notes,
which resemble a shrill laugh.
Laughing gas (Chem.), nitrous oxide, also called
hyponitrous oxide, or protoxide of nitrogen; -- so called
from the exhilaration and laughing which it sometimes
produces when inhaled. It has been much used as an
anaesthetic agent, though now its use is primarily in
dentistry
Laughing goose (Zool.), the European white-fronted goose.
Laughing gull. (Zool.)
(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 (Zool.), the spotted hyena. See Hyena.
Laughing jackass (Zool.), the great brown kingfisher
(Dacelo gigas), of Australia; -- called also giant kingfisher, and gogobera.
Laughing owl (Zool.), a peculiar owl (Sceloglaux albifacies) of New Zealand, said to be on the verge of
extinction. The name alludes to its notes.
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"laughing jackass" wn "WordNet (r) 2.0"
laughing jackass
n 1: Australian kingfisher having a loud cackling cry [syn: kookaburra,
Dacelo gigas]
2: almost extinct owl of New Zealand [syn: laughing owl, Sceloglaux albifacies]
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