NOUN | animal | cackler | a hen that has just laid an egg and emits a shrill squawk |
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animal | cackler, babbler | any of various insectivorous Old World birds with a loud incessant song |
Meaning | A hen that has just laid an egg and emits a shrill squawk. | |
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Broader | hen, biddy | adult female chicken |
Verbs | cackle | squawk shrilly and loudly, characteristic of hens |
cackle | talk / talk or utter in a cackling manner |
Meaning | Any of various insectivorous Old World birds with a loud incessant song; in some classifications considered members of the family Muscicapidae. | |
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Synonym | babbler | |
Member of | Timalia, genus Timalia | type genus of the Timaliidae |
Broader | oscine, oscine bird | passerine bird having specialized vocal apparatus |
Verbs | cackle | squawk shrilly and loudly, characteristic of hens |
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