laughing : Idioms & Phrases


Laughing falcon

  • (Zoöl.), a South American hawk (Herpetotheres cachinnans); so called from its notes, which resemble a shrill laughing.
Webster 1913

Laughing gas

  • noun inhalation anesthetic used as an anesthetic in dentistry and surgery
    nitrous oxide.
WordNet
  • (Chem.), hyponitrous oxide, or protoxide of nitrogen = nitrous oxide ; so called from the exhilaration and laughing which it sometimes produces when inhaled. It is much used as an anæsthetic agent. now primarily in dentistry
Webster 1913

Laughing goose

  • (Zoöl.), the European white-fronted goose.
Webster 1913

Laughing gull

  • noun small black-headed European gull
    pewit; blackcap; pewit gull; Larus ridibundus.
WordNet
  • . (Zoöl.) (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.
Webster 1913

Laughing hyena

  • noun African hyena noted for its distinctive howl
    spotted hyena; Crocuta crocuta.
WordNet
  • (Zoöl.), the spotted hyena. See Hyena.
Webster 1913

Laughing jackass

  • noun Australian kingfisher having a loud cackling cry
    kookaburra; Dacelo gigas.
  • noun almost extinct owl of New Zealand
    laughing jackass; Sceloglaux albifacies.
WordNet
  • (Zoöl.), the great brown kingfisher (Dacelo gigas), of Australia; called also giant kingfisher, and gogobera.
Webster 1913

Laughing owl

  • noun almost extinct owl of New Zealand
    laughing jackass; Sceloglaux albifacies.
WordNet
  • (Zoöl.), a peculiar owl (Sceloglaux albifacies) of New Zealand, said to be on the verge of extinction. The name alludes to its notes.
Webster 1913