COUCAL

Meaning of COUCAL in English

n. any ground-nesting bird of the genus Centropus, related to the cuckoos.

[ F, perh. f. coucou cuckoo + alouette lark ]

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COUCAL — ˈkükəl noun ( -s ) Etymology: French, perhaps from couc ou cuckoo (of imitative origin) + al ouette lark, from …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
COUCAL — (n.) A large, Old World, ground cuckoo of the genus Centropus, of several species.
Английский словарь Webster
COUCAL — ( n. ) A large, Old World, ground cuckoo of the genus Centropus, of several species.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
COUCAL — /kooh"keuhl/ , n. any of several Old World cuckoos of the genus Centropus, having harsh-textured plumage and a long, daggerlike …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
COUCAL — noun a large, old world, ground cuckoo of the genus centropus, of several species.
Webster English vocab
COUCAL — [ 'ku:k(ə)l , 'kʊkα:l ] ■ noun a large, ungainly ground-dwelling bird of the cuckoo family. [Genera Centropus and Coua …
Concise Oxford English vocab
COUCAL — any of about 27 species of medium to large birds of the genus Centropus of the cuckoo family (Cuculidae). They …
Britannica English vocabulary
COUCAL — coucal BrE AmE ˈkuːk ə l ˈkʊk-, -æl, -ɑːl ▷ coucal|s z
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
COUCAL — n. any ground-nesting bird of the genus Centropus, related to the cuckoos. [F, perh. f. coucou cuckoo + alouette lark]
Английский основной разговорный словарь
COUCAL — n. any ground-nesting bird of the genus Centropus, related to the cuckoos. Etymology: F, perh. f. coucou cuckoo + alouette …
Oxford English vocab
COUCAL — шпорцевая кукушка (Centropus) - common coucal
Новый Англо-Русский словарь по биологии
COUCAL — шпорцевая кукушка ( Centropus ) - common coucal
Новый Англо-Русский биологический словарь
PHEASANT COUCAL — a brown and black, red-eyed Australian bird, Centropus phasianinus, with a pheasantlike tail. [ 1870-75 ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CUCKOO — I. ˈkü(ˌ)kü, ˈku̇(- noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English cuccu, cuckow, of imitative origin like Middle Low German kukuk, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SWAMP PHEASANT — noun : an Australian coucal ( Centropus phasianinus )
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PHEASANT CUCKOO — noun : coucal
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CROW PHEASANT — noun : the common coucal ( Centropus sinensis ) of India and China that is a large cuckoo of terrestrial …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CROW-PHEASANT — /kroh"fez'euhnt/ , n. a large coucal, Centropus sinensis, of Asia, having black and brown plumage and a long tail.
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SWAMP PHEASANT — also called Pheasant Coucal, bird species of the cuckoo family (Cuculidae). See coucal.
Britannica English vocabulary
CUCKOO — Cuckoo (Cuculus) any of numerous birds of the family Cuculidae (order Cuculiformes). The name usually designates some 60 arboreal members …
Britannica English vocabulary
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CENTROPUS VIRIDIS — Philippine coucal
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CENTROPUS VIOLACEUS — Violaceous Coucal
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CENTROPUS UNIRUFUS — rufous Coucal
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CENTROPUS TOULOU — Madagascar coucal
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CENTROPUS SUPERCILIOSUS — white-browed Coucal
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CENTROPUS STEERII — black-hooded Coucal
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CENTROPUS SPILOPTERUS — Kai Coucal
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CENTROPUS SINENSIS — greater coucal
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CENTROPUS SENEGALENSIS — Senegal coucal
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CENTROPUS RECTUNGUIS — short-toed coucal
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