Definition of Koels

1. Noun. (plural of koel) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Koels

1. koel [n] - See also: koel

Lexicographical Neighbors of Koels

kobzari
kobzars
kobzas
kochari
kocher fracture
kochite
kochkarite
kodachi
kodak
kodaks
koechlinite
koekoea
koeksister
koeksisters
koel
koels (current term)
koen-kai
koenenite
koff
koffs
kofta
koftas
kofte
koftes
koftgar
koftgari
koftgaris
koftgars
koftwork
koftworks

Literary usage of Koels

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Journal of the Straits Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society by Straits Branch (1881)
"During June, 1877,1 shot one of these koels near Kwala ... standing outside on the beach, shut a pair of thete koels as they were driven out into the open. ..."

2. Bombay Ducks: An Account of Some of the Every-day Birds and Beasts Found in by Douglas Dewar, Frederick Durand Stirling Fayrer (1906)
"Some authorities have thought that during the earlier part of their life young koels retain the crow smell, and so are let alone by the strange crows they ..."

3. Poetry by Modern Poetry Association (1914)
"... fell on his path and sleepless koels sang from the flowering mango branches. He passed through the city gates and stood at the base of the rampart. ..."

4. The Birds of Jamaica: Being a History of the Bird, Its Structure, and Habits by Philip Henry Gosse, Alfred Edmund Brehm, Richard Hill (1874)
"... pretty little members of that rich group, so remarkable for the shortness of their tails; the Scansorial Barbets (Megalaima); the koels (Eudynamys). ..."

5. The Imperial Gazetteer of India by Sir William Wilson Hunter (1886)
"... bare hill-sides, dried-up streams, and occasional groves with their denizens of kites, cattle egrets, noisy koels, and active squirrels. ..."

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