pheasant coucal en · NOUN
Meanings
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A species of coucal, Centropus phasianinus, of Indonesia, New Guinea, and Australia.
‘Look,’ she said, excited, waving a spotted feather. ‘[…] I'll tell ya why dort, it's a sign.’ Yep, thought Kerry, a sign that a pheasant coucal had passed by in the past few hours.
2018, Melissa Lucashenko, Too Much Lip, University of Queensland Press, published 2023, page 302:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| pheasant coucals | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Synonyms
swamp pheasant · pheasant cuckoo
Translations (1)
dmw wurruburdkarra (Centropus phasianinus)