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from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A name of the Indian drongo-shrikes, of the family Dicruridæ.

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  • noun An avian cryptid of Sri Lanka, said to emit human-sounding shrieks that portend death; possibly the spot-bellied eagle owl or Ceylon highland nightjar.

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