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Noun: genus Centropus
  1. A genus of cuckoo birds known as coucals, found in Africa, Asia and Australasia, characterized by their long tails and strong feet
    "The genus Centropus is often heard making a deep booming call";
    - Centropus

Type of: bird genus

Part of: Cuculidae, family Cuculidae