COUCAL

coucal

(noun) Old World ground-living cuckoo having a long dagger-like hind claw

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

coucal (plural coucals)

Any bird of the genus Centropus in the cuckoo family Cuculidae.

Source: Wiktionary


Cou"cal (k"kl), n. Etym: [Prob. native name.] (Zoöl.)

Definition: A large, Old World, ground cuckoo of the genus Centropus, of several species.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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