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Webster 1913 Edition
Laughing
Laugh′ing
,Adj.
& Noun.
from
Laugh
, Verb.
I.
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.Webster 1828 Edition
Laughing
LAUGHING
,ppr.