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from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A genus of old-world cuckoos, of the family Cuculidæ, commonly referred to the subfamily Centropodinæ or spurred cuckoos, containing a number of crested species related to the great spotted cuckoo of Africa and Europe, Coccystes glandarius.

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