"coua" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: couas [plural]
Etymology: From French coua, from Malagasy koa, an onomatopoeia for its cry. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|coua}} French coua, {{der|en|mg|koa}} Malagasy koa Head templates: {{en-noun}} coua (plural couas)
  1. A terrestrial bird of the genus Coua, in the cuckoo family. Wikipedia link: coua Categories (lifeform): Cuckoos Translations (bird of the genus Coua): kukalka (Czech), coua (Dutch), kuku (Finnish), coua [masculine] (French), Seidenkuckuck [masculine] (German), kwaʼii (Navajo), мадагаска́рская куку́шка (madagaskárskaja kukúška) [feminine] (Russian)

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