Definitions of cackler
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any of various insectivorous Old World birds with a loud incessant song; in some classifications considered members of the family Muscicapidae
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synonyms:
babbler
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type of:
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oscine, oscine bird
passerine bird having specialized vocal apparatus
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oscine, oscine bird
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a hen that has just laid an egg and emits a shrill squawk
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