Noun: cackler ka-k(u-)lu(r)
- A hen that has just laid an egg and emits a shrill squawk
"The cackler's triumphant noise announced the arrival of a fresh egg"
- Any of various insectivorous Old World birds with a loud incessant song; in some classifications considered members of the family Muscicapidae
"The cackler lived up to its name with its noisy calls";
- babbler
Derived forms: cacklers
Type of: biddy, hen, oscine, oscine bird
Part of: genus Timalia, Timalia