Definitions for koel

koel ko·el

Spelling: [koh-uh l]
IPA: /ˈkoʊ əl/

Koel is a 4 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 8 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 9 points.

You can make 23 anagrams from letters in koel (eklo).

Definitions for koel

noun

  1. any of several cuckoos of the genus Eudynamys, of India, the Malay Archipelago, and Australia.

Origin of koel

1820-30; Hindi Sanskrit kokila

Examples for koel

The koel (Eudynamis honorata) is perhaps the most interesting of our summer visitors.

Again, the Indian koel (Eudynamis honorata) certainly migrates.

The koel (Eudynamis honorata) occurs on the Nilgiris and has been shot at Ootacamund.

So much for the voice of the koel, now for a description of the singer.

The second of the great triumvirate is the Indian koel (Eudynamis honorata).

Crows appear to dislike the cry of the koel quite as much as men do.

When first hatched the koel has a black skin, the crow a pink one.

So that the statement now in koel may refer to a time later than his capture.

And, if one may judge from their behaviour, they suspect the koel.

Anglo-Indians frequently confound the koel with the brain-fever bird.

Word Value for koel
Scrable

8

Words with friends

9

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