"quawk" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: quawks [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} quawk (plural quawks)
  1. (US) The black-crowned night heron, Nycticorax nycticorax. Tags: US
    Sense id: en-quawk-en-noun-Kr1ze3vQ Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 62 16 23
  2. The harsh call of this or other birds.
    Sense id: en-quawk-en-noun-mjyQTcHN

Verb [English]

Forms: quawks [present, singular, third-person], quawking [participle, present], quawked [participle, past], quawked [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb}} quawk (third-person singular simple present quawks, present participle quawking, simple past and past participle quawked)
  1. Of birds, to give loud, harsh vocalisations.
    Sense id: en-quawk-en-verb-W4rdXc1l

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