Definitions
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- proper noun A taxonomic
genus within thefamily Cuculidae — thecouas .
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Examples
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The red-capped coua (Coua ruficeps) is found throughout this ecoregion.
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The snail-eating coua (Coua delalandei), a lowland forest species from the endemic subfamily Couinae, was last recorded in 1834 and is almost certainly extinct.
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To call in the Avenue Cha Coua before the delivery of the unhappy case to Mademoiselle Zinca Klork.
The Adventures of a Special Correspondent Jules Verne 1866
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Klork, devoured by anxiety in her house in the Avenue Cha-Coua!
The Adventures of a Special Correspondent Jules Verne 1866
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The Chinese town forms, a rectangular parallelogram, divided north and south by the Grand Avenue leading from the Houn Ting gate to the Tien gate, and crossed east and west by the Avenue Cha-Coua, which runs from the gate of that name to the Cpuan-Tsa gate.
The Adventures of a Special Correspondent Jules Verne 1866
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And if you like I will accompany the case to Avenue Cha-Coua -- "
The Adventures of a Special Correspondent Jules Verne 1866
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But when my box is in the railway station at Pekin, I have still to get to the Avenue Cha-Coua -- "
The Adventures of a Special Correspondent Jules Verne 1866
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The box will be taken to Avenue Cha-Coua, and she -- "
The Adventures of a Special Correspondent Jules Verne 1866
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