Koel

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A cuckoo of the genus Eudynamys, native to Asia, Australia and the Pacific.

    "It's a beautiful night / a koel starts up / its one weird note."

Example

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"It's a beautiful night / a koel starts up / its one weird note."

Etymology

From Hindi कोयल (koyal), from Sanskrit कोकिल (kokila) which is of onomatopoeic origin.

Related phrases

Asian koelAustralian koelPacific koelblack-billed koeleastern koelwestern koel

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