koel

[ koh-uhl ]

noun

1. any of several cuckoos of the genus Eudynamys, of India, the Malay Archipelago, and Australia.

koel

/ ˈkəʊəl /

noun

1. any of several parasitic cuckoos of the genus Eudynamys, esp E. scolopacea, of S and SE Asia and Australia

Word History and Origins

Origin of koel¹

1820–30; < Hindi < Sanskrit kokila

Word History and Origins

Origin of koel¹

C19: from Hindi, from Sanskrit kokila

Example Sentences

The sight of the koel affects a crow in much the same way as a red cloth irritates a bull.

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No sooner are their backs turned than the hen koel slips quietly into the nest and deposits an egg in it.

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The skin of the koel is black, that of crow is pink for the first two days of its existence, but it grows darker rapidly.

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Koel nestlings, when they first emerge from the egg, differ greatly in appearance from baby crows.

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At first the call of the koel is a squeak, but later it takes the form of a creditable, if ludicrous, attempt at a caw.

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