"chataka" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: chatakas [plural]
Etymology: Sanskrit चातक (cātaka) Etymology templates: {{bor|en|sa|चातक}} Sanskrit चातक (cātaka) Head templates: {{en-noun}} chataka (plural chatakas)
  1. A bird in Indian mythology, represented as having a beak on its head that waits for rains to quench its thirst, and associated with the Jacobin cuckoo (Clamator jacobinus).
    Sense id: en-chataka-en-noun-dTolcbgc Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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