coucal

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coucal

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

noun coucals

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

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noun bird of the genus Centropus

Deutsch	Spornkuckuck
Русский	шпо́рцевая куку́шка špórcevaja kukúška
Tiếng Việt	bìm bịp

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"coucal." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/coucal.

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@misc{coucal_2026,
  title = {coucal},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/coucal},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}