laughing jackass vs hooter

laughing jackass and hooter both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
laughing jackass	Yes	No	No	No
hooter	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, hooter is a hypernym of laughing jackass; that is, hooter is a word with a broader meaning than laughing jackass:

laughing jackass: almost extinct owl of New Zealand
hooter: nocturnal bird of prey with hawk-like beak and claws and large head with front-facing eyes

Other hypernyms of laughing jackass include bird of Minerva, bird of night, owl.

laughing jackass (noun)	hooter (noun)
Australian kingfisher having a loud cackling cry	nocturnal bird of prey with hawk-like beak and claws and large head with front-facing eyes
almost extinct owl of New Zealand	a device on an automobile for making a warning noise
	informal terms for the nose