coucal

/ˈkukəl/
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Other forms: coucals

Definitions of coucal
  1. noun
    Old World ground-living cuckoo having a long dagger-like hind claw
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    types:
    Centropus sinensis, crow pheasant
    common coucal of India and China
    Centropus phasianinus, pheasant coucal, pheasant cuckoo
    Australian bird with a tail like a pheasant
    type of:
    cuckoo
    any of numerous European and North American birds having pointed wings and a long tail
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