coucal

English

Etymology

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Noun

coucal (plural coucals)

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

Derived terms

• pheasant coucal
• Sunda coucal

Translations

bird of the genus Centropus

• Afrikaans: vleiloerie
• Assamese: কুকুহা (kukuha)
• Chichewa: mkuta
• Dutch: spoorkoekoek (nl)
• Finnish: kukaali (fi)
• German: Spornkuckuck m
• Kikuyu: gĩthima mbũri class 7
• Navajo: kwaʼii késhgaaní
• Russian: шпо́рцевая куку́шка f (špórcevaja kukúška)
• Vietnamese: bìm bịp (vi)