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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD COUCAL

From French, perhaps from couc( ou) cuckoo + al( ouette) lark.
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PRONUNCIATION OF COUCAL

coucal  [ˈkuːkæl] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF COUCAL

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Coucal is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES COUCAL MEAN IN ENGLISH?

coucal

Coucal

A coucal is one of about 30 species of birds in the cuckoo family. All of them belong in the subfamily Centropodinae and the genus Centropus. Unlike many Old World cuckoos, coucals are not brood parasites. On the other hand they do have their own reproductive peculiarity: all members of the genus are to varying degrees sex-role reversed so that the smaller male provides most of the parental care. At least one coucal species, the Black Coucal, is polyandrous. Some species have the male investing more in incubation and parental care. Recent DNA evidence suggests that they should be raised to family status, as Centropodidae.

Definition of coucal in the English dictionary

The definition of coucal in the dictionary is any ground-living bird of the genus Centropus, of Africa, S Asia, and Australia, having long strong legs: family Cuculidae.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH COUCAL


caracal
ˈkærəˌkæl
decal
dɪˈkæl
jacal
dʒəˈkæl
low-cal
ˌləʊˈkæl
mescal
mɛˈskæl
metical
ˈmɛtɪˌkæl
mezcal
mɛˈskæl
pedocal
ˈpɛdəˌkæl
pokal
ˈpəʊkæl

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE COUCAL

cou-cou
couch
couch grass
couch potato
couchant
couche
couchee
coucher
couchette
couching
couchsurfing
cougan
cougar
cough
cough drop
cough medicine
cough mixture
cough sweet
cough syrup
cough up

WORDS THAT END LIKE COUCAL

archducal
chemical
clinical
critical
ducal
electrical
faucal
hallucal
historical
local
mechanical
medical
musical
oviducal
paucal
physical
political
practical
technical
tropical

Synonyms and antonyms of coucal in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «coucal» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF COUCAL

Find out the translation of coucal to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of coucal from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «coucal» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

褐翅鸦鹃
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

coucal
570 millions of speakers

English

coucal
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

coucal
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

coucal
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

coucal
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

coucal
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

চেন্নাই
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

coucal
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Coucal
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

coucal
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

バンケン
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

coucal
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Coucal
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

coucal
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

Coucal
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कौलल
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

coucal
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Coucal
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Coucal
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

coucal
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

coucal
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

coucal
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

vleiloerie
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

coucal
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

Coucal
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of coucal

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «COUCAL»

The term «coucal» is regularly used and occupies the 99.971 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «COUCAL» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «coucal» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «coucal» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about coucal

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «COUCAL»

Discover the use of coucal in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to coucal and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Sasol Southern African Birds: A Photographic Guide
Black CoUcal Centropus grilia 38cm Swartvleiloerie Smaller than other coucals in the region, the male in breeding plumage is unmistakable with its all-black body and contrasting chestnut-coloured wings. Immatures differ from the immature ...
Ian Sinclair, Ian Hugh Davidson, 1995
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International Wildlife Encyclopedia: Chickaree - crabs
Coucals are more often heard than seen because they live in densely vegetated habitats and can move unobtrusively through thick foliage. The Senegal coucal ( above) is one of the most familiar species. The coppery-tailed coucal, Centropus  ...
‎2002
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A Checklist of the World's Bird Species
Old World Cuckoos Centropus bengalensis Lesser Coucal Clamator coromandus Chestnut-winged Cuckoo Centropus bernsteini Lesser Black Coucal Clamator glandarius Great Spotted Cuckoo Centropus celebensis Bay Coucal Clamator ...
David Boyd, 2006
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Cuculiformes: Cuculiformes, Asian Drongo-Cuckoo, Foro, ...
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online.
Source Wikipedia, LLC Books, Books Group, 2010
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Birds of East Africa: Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi
All are bulky with short rufous or chestnut wings, long tails, red eyes (except Black Coucal), weak flight, and loud bubbling calls (hence alternative name of water-bottle birds). Note range, size, head and tail colour. Sexes alike, but immatures ...
Terry Stevenson, John Fanshawe, 2004
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Handbook of Avian Hybrids of the World
Centropus bengalensis [Lesser Coucal] × Centropus viridis [Philippine Coucal] NHR. BRO: Philippines. Parkes describes a hybrid from n Luzon. Parkes 1984. Centropus burchelli [Burchell's Coucal] × Centropus superciliosus [White-browed  ...
Department of Genetics University of Georgia Eugene M. McCarthy Post Doctoral Researcher, Athens, 2006
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West African Folktales
Coucal said, "Yes." And Spider said, 'Then take the bush Pig" This game went on for some time between Coucal and Spider, Spider who said he was looking for a fool to be his partner in setting a trap. They went on with this game, animal after ...
Jack Berry, Richard Spears, 1991
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Ruby-Eyed Coucal
A gripping novel about Maree Fox's efforts to find her father, who is fighting in Irian Jaya. It examines relations between Indigenous Australians and West Papuans over the centuries.
Bruce Pascoe, 1996
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CRC Handbook of Avian Body Masses, Second Edition
Coucal M 5 769 742 790 908 . Centropus goliath Goliath.Coucal M F 2 7 401 622 340 605 453 638 908 Centropus violaceus Violaceous. Coucal F 1 500 New. Britain 426 Centropus menbeki Greater.Black. Coucal B 8 519 New.Guinea 61 ...
John B. Dunning, Jr., 2007
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Birds of Ethiopia and Eritrea: An Atlas of Distribution
Other name: African Black Coucal Inexplicably rare, although possibly overlooked, in marshes with high vegetation and scattered bushes in south-west Ethiopia. There are eight records of this very furtive species, of which four are old and four ...
John Ash, John Atkins, Caroline P. J. Ash, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «COUCAL»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term coucal is used in the context of the following news items.
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5 Travel Destinations In Rivers State
... Hartlaub's duck, serpent eagle, Spizactusafricanus, blue-headed dove, black-throated coucal, Black-casqued Hornbill, red-rumpedtinker bird, ... «Nigerian Bulletin, Jul 15»
2
The eagle, the 'hamsa' and other bird myths
I have seen many beautiful birds: a greater coucal, collared dove, pied kingfisher, and hoopoes in Masinagudi, Tamil Nadu; racquet-tailed ... «Livemint, Jun 15»
3
The Call Of The Koel
By the end of our drive, I'd seen at least thirty-five species, including the red-vented bulbul, the southern coucal with its rust-orange wings, ... «India Currents, Jun 15»
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Bird songs from the backyard
“The Neem tree at our gate is thronged by birds like Golden Oriole, Tree pie, spotted dove and Greater Coucal. Even inside congested pockets, ... «The Hindu, May 15»
5
In search of the tigwati
The shy Philippine Coucal hid among the foliage; the Brown Shrike struck a pose in the rice field; the normally white Cattle Egret was in the ... «Sun.Star, Apr 15»
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As Beautiful as a Malabar Trogon!
We could see racquet tailed drongos perched high on the tree and a greater coucal. It was a mixed hunting pack and what a wonderful sight it ... «The New Indian Express, Mar 15»
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Former solon slams Mindoro 'geo' project
... black-hooded coucal, Mindoro hornbill, ashy thrush, scarlet-collared flowerpecker, and Philippine cockatoo, all “residents of the Naujan Lake, ... «Manila Standard Today, Mar 15»
8
Losing yourself in wild Africa
It is the heady smell of the wild aniseed and elephant dung, the melodious bubbling sound of the Burchell's coucal, determined dung beetles, ... «Independent Online, Mar 15»
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Gardening: Dealing with pesky pests
Only last week, I was singing the praises of a crafty coucal, which had rid my tabernaemontanas of a plague of caterpillars. In fact, most birds ... «Phuket Gazette, Mar 15»
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Tshwane Open moves to Pretoria Country Club
... environment that attracts such notable bird species as Rose-ringed Parakeet, Black Cuckoo, Burchell's Coucal, Crested Barbet, Gymnogene, ... «The Citizen, Feb 15»

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