chataka

Meaning

1. noun A bird in Indian mythology, represented as having a beak on its head that waits for rains to quench its thirst, and associated with the Jacobin cuckoo (Clamator jacobinus).

Similar words

jacobin cuckoo chanate tickbird hawk-cuckoo cuckooshrike cuckoo chat-tanager cacique tchagra cuckoo-hawk

Often followed by

bird