資料來源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
{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.
Wekau \We"kau\, n. (Zo["o]l.)
A small New Zealand owl ({Sceloglaux albifacies}). It has
short wings and long legs, and lives chiefly on the ground.
資料來源 : WordNet®
Sceloglaux albifacies
n : almost extinct owl of New Zealand [syn: {laughing owl}, {laughing
jackass}]