1.  cackler(n = noun.animal) - a hen that has just laid an egg and emits a shrill squawk;
is a kind of biddy, hen
Derived forms verb cackle₂, verb cackle₁

2.  cackler(n = noun.animal) babbler - any of various insectivorous Old World birds with a loud incessant song; in some classifications considered members of the family Muscicapidae;
is a kind of oscine, oscine bird
is a member of genus timalia, timalia
Derived form verb cackle₂

1.  A fowl that cackles. [1913 Webster]

2.  One who prattles, or tells tales; a tattler. [1913 Webster]