coua

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noun

A terrestrial bird of the genus Coua, in the cuckoo family.

OriginFrench coua ← Malagasy koa →
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Meanings

nouncoua (plural couas)

plural couas

  1. A terrestrial bird of the genus Coua, in the cuckoo family.

Origin

  1. Malagasykoa
  2. Frenchcoua
  3. Englishcoua

From French coua, from Malagasy koa, an onomatopoeia for its cry.

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Translations

Czech kukalka
  • kukalkabird of the genus Coua
Dutch coua
  • couabird of the genus Coua
Finnish kuku
  • kukubird of the genus Coua
French coua
  • couabird of the genus Coua
German Seidenkuckuck
  • Seidenkuckuckbird of the genus Coua
Russian мадагаска́рская куку́шка
  • мадагаска́рская куку́шка (madagaskárskaja kukúška)bird of the genus Coua

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

OUCA
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APA

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MLA

“coua.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coua. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “coua,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coua.

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