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Definition of malkoha in English: malkoha(also malcoha) noun ˈmalkəʊə A long-tailed cuckoo of South and SE Asia, with dark grey or brown plumage. Rhopodytes and other genera: family Cuculidae Example sentencesExamples - Watch for giant snails, falconets, malkohas and numerous small birds along the highway that crosses the park.
- India has 23 species of Cuculiformes in two families: Cuculidae (cuckoos, malkohas) and Centropodidae (coucals).
- Then the malkohas and the couas are given ‘tribe’ status, thus forming our seven distinctive groups of cuckoos.
- In the lowland jungle, you can see two common species of malkohas.
- Once inside the forest we walked several trails spotting hornbills, woodpeckers and malkohas to name a few.
Origin Mid 18th century: from Sinhalese mal-koha, literally 'flower cuckoo'. |