English
Wikispecies
Etymology
From French coua, from Malagasy koa, an onomatopoeia for its cry.
Noun
coua (plural couas)
- A terrestrial bird of the genus Coua, in the cuckoo family.
Translations
bird of the genus Coua
- Czech: kukalka
- Dutch: coua (nl)
- Finnish: kuku (fi)
- French: coua (fr) m
- German: Seidenkuckuck m
- Navajo: kwaʼii
- Russian: мадагаска́рская куку́шка f (madagaskárskaja kukúška)
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French
Etymology
Coined 1821, from Malagasy koa, an onomatopoeia for its cry.
Pronunciation
Noun
coua m (plural couas)
- coua