Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun An American cuckoo of the genus Coccyzus or subfamily Coccyzinæ.
- noun [capitalized] [NL.] A genus of Madagascan cuckoos, typical of the subfamily Couinæ.
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- noun A terrestrial
bird of the genusCoua , in thecuckoo family.
Etymologies
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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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Each, as he saw the mounted hunter, started with affright, and bolted off, until the whole drove stretched out in a long line over the plain, snorting and uttering their loud "coua-a-g" as they ran.
The Bush Boys History and Adventures of a Cape Farmer and his Family Mayne Reid 1850
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Each, as he saw the mounted hunter, started with affright, and bolted off, until the whole drove stretched out in a long line over the plain, snorting and uttering their loud "coua-a-g" as they ran.
Popular Adventure Tales Mayne Reid 1850
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The foil of the coua - try exceeding fruitful, ibid.
An universal history, from the earliest accounts to the present time 1781
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"Then she would have her gowns with a _tail_ -- like a lady, forsooth; nothing would serve her but 'l'abita colla _coua_,' or
Life of Lord Byron, Vol. 4 (of 6) With His Letters and Journals Thomas Moore 1815
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41 TT has been long a matter of X controvercy in the hunting world, to what pert ten far coua» try, or fett of men, the fuperiori - ty power belonged.
Sporting Magazine 1796
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A large, mostly terrestrial bird in the cuckoo family, endemic to Madagascar. The name Coua is an onomatopoeic rendering of the call note of some species.
February 8, 2008