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coucal
[ koo-kuhl ]
noun
- any of several Old World cuckoos of the genus Centropus, having harsh-textured plumage and a long, daggerlike hind claw.
coucal
/ ˈkuːkæl; -kəl /
noun
- any ground-living bird of the genus Centropus, of Africa, S Asia, and Australia, having long strong legs: family Cuculidae (cuckoos)
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Origin of coucal1
C19: from French, perhaps from couc ( ou ) cuckoo + al ( ouette ) lark
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We also spotted purple swamp hens and rusty-black coucals, whose eerie lowing seemed to surround us.
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The finding of a coucal at the Cocoa Research Station on May 15, 1963, came as something of a surprise, since none had been seen there earlier by our group.
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The call of this bird, which continues later in the year than that of the common cuckoo, is not unlike the whoot-whoot-whoot of the crow-pheasant or coucal.
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The nest of the crow-pheasant or coucal is a massive structure, globular in shape, with the entrance at one side.
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