chataka

English

Etymology

From Sanskrit चातक (cātaka).

Noun

chataka (plural chatakas)

  1. 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).
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