coucal

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noun

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

OriginFrench coucal →
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Meanings

nouncoucal (plural coucals)

plural coucals

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

Origin

  1. Frenchcoucal
  2. Englishcoucal

From French coucal, said to be a blend of coucou (“cuckoo”) + alouette (“lark”).

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Translations

Afrikaans vleiloerie
  • vleiloeriebird of the genus Centropus
Dutch spoorkoekoek
  • spoorkoekoekbird of the genus Centropus
Finnish kukaali
  • kukaalibird of the genus Centropus
German Spornkuckuck
  • Spornkuckuckbird of the genus Centropus
Indonesian bubut
  • bubutbird of the genus Centropus
Russian шпо́рцевая куку́шка
  • шпо́рцевая куку́шка (špórcevaja kukúška)bird of the genus Centropus
Vietnamese bìm bịp
  • bìm bịpbird of the genus Centropus

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

coucal. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coucal

MLA

“coucal.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coucal. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “coucal,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coucal.

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