coucal(n = noun.animal) - Old World ground-living cuckoo having a long dagger-like hind claw;
is a kind of cuckoo
is a member of centropus, genus centropus
has particulars: centropus sinensis, crow pheasant, centropus phasianinus, pheasant coucal, pheasant cuckoo
A large, Old World, ground cuckoo of the genus
coucal, n. any ground-nesting bird of the genus Centropus, related to the cuckoos.
Etymology:
F, perh. f. coucou cuckoo + alouette lark