ˈkükəl noun
( -s )
Etymology: French, perhaps from couc ou cuckoo (of imitative origin) + al ouette lark, from Old French aloete, diminutive of aloe, from Latin alauda, from Gaulish
: any of various large long-tailed, brown-and-black cuckoos (genus Centropus ) of Africa, southern Asia, and Australia that resemble pheasants especially in plumage pattern and habits — see crow pheasant