- cackler - a hen that has just laid an egg and emits a shrill squawk
--1 is a kind of hen, biddy
Derived forms: verb cackle1, verb cackle2 - babbler, cackler - any of various insectivorous Old World birds with a loud incessant song; in some classifications considered members of the family Muscicapidae
--2 is a kind of oscine, oscine bird
--2 is a member of Timalia, genus TimaliaDerived form: verb cackle2