noun
1. a hen that has just laid an egg and emits a shrill squawk
• Derivationally related forms: ↑cackle
2. any of various insectivorous Old World birds with a loud incessant song; in some classifications considered members of the family Muscicapidae
• Syn: ↑babbler
• Derivationally related forms: ↑cackle
• Hypernyms: ↑oscine, ↑oscine bird
• Member Holonyms: ↑Timalia, ↑genus Timalia
Useful english dictionary. 2012.