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[syn: jackass penguin, Spheniscus demersus]
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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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
jackass penguin
n 1: small penguin of South America and southern Africa with a
braying call [syn: jackass penguin, Spheniscus
demersus]