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coucal [ˈkuːkæl -k^əl]

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) any ground-living bird of the genus Centropus, of Africa, S Asia, and Australia, having long strong legs: family Cuculidae (cuckoos)

[from French, perhaps from couc(ou) cuckoo + al(ouette) lark]

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coucal - Old World ground-living cuckoo having a long dagger-like hind claw

cuckoo - any of numerous European and North American birds having pointed wings and a long tail

Centropus, genus Centropus - a genus of Cuculidae

Centropus sinensis, crow pheasant - common coucal of India and China

Centropus phasianinus, pheasant coucal, pheasant cuckoo - Australian bird with a tail like a pheasant

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