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Cuckoo-roller
Leptosomus discolor (Hermann, J 1783)
The cuckoo-roller or courol is the only bird in the family Leptosomidae, which was previously often placed in the order Coraciiformes but is now placed in its own order Leptosomiformes. The cuckoo-roller is at the root of a group that contains the Trogoniformes, Bucerotiformes, Piciformes, and Coraciiformes. Source: Wikipedia
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Leptosomiformes
Family:
Leptosomidae
Genus:
Leptosomus
Scientific:
Leptosomus discolor
Classification
Order:Leptosomiformes
Family:
Leptosomidae
Genus:
Leptosomus
Scientific:
Leptosomus discolor
Original description
Citation:
(Hermann, J 1783)
Reference:
Tabula Affin. Anim.
Protonym:
Cuculus discolor
Type locality:
Based on the Vouroudriou of Buffon, Madagascar.
Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/120418#page/206/mode/1up
Avibase identifiers
Avibase ID:
BCC6CD0D279E592A
Avibase ID:
avibase-BCC6CD0D
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/BCC6CD0D
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 554534
English:
Cuckoo Roller
Afrikaans:
Koerol
Azerbaijani:
kurol курол
Bulgarian:
Кукувицова синявица
Bengali:
নীরকাে হকাচকর
Catalan:
Curol
Czech:
kurol madagaskarský
Danish:
Gøgeellekrage
German:
Kuckucksroller
Esperanto:
kurolo
Spanish:
Carraca Curol
Spanish (Spain):
Carraca Curol
Estonian:
kurol
Finnish:
kuroli
French:
Courol vouroudriou
Croatian:
madagaskarska zlatovrana
Hungarian:
kurol
Icelandic:
Gaukhrani
Italian:
Curol
Japanese (romaji):
oobuppousou
Japanese:
オオブッポウソウ
Lithuanian:
Kurolas
Dutch:
Koerol
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Kurol
Norwegian:
Kurol
Polish:
kurol
Portuguese:
Rolieiro-courol
Portuguese (Portugal):
rolieiro-cuco
Russian:
Курол
Slovak:
kurol kukučí
Serbian:
Kukavičja zlatovrana
Swedish:
kurol
Turkish:
Kurol
Ukrainian:
Кіромбо
Chinese:
鹃三宝鸟
Chinese (Traditional):
鵑鴗
Cuckoo Roller
Afrikaans:
Koerol
Azerbaijani:
kurol курол
Bulgarian:
Кукувицова синявица
Bengali:
নীরকাে হকাচকর
Catalan:
Curol
Czech:
kurol madagaskarský
Danish:
Gøgeellekrage
German:
Kuckucksroller
Esperanto:
kurolo
Spanish:
Carraca Curol
Spanish (Spain):
Carraca Curol
Estonian:
kurol
Finnish:
kuroli
French:
Courol vouroudriou
Croatian:
madagaskarska zlatovrana
Hungarian:
kurol
Icelandic:
Gaukhrani
Italian:
Curol
Japanese (romaji):
oobuppousou
Japanese:
オオブッポウソウ
Lithuanian:
Kurolas
Dutch:
Koerol
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Kurol
Norwegian:
Kurol
Polish:
kurol
Portuguese:
Rolieiro-courol
Portuguese (Portugal):
rolieiro-cuco
Russian:
Курол
Slovak:
kurol kukučí
Serbian:
Kukavičja zlatovrana
Swedish:
kurol
Turkish:
Kurol
Ukrainian:
Кіромбо
Chinese:
鹃三宝鸟
Chinese (Traditional):
鵑鴗
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
| African Bird Club Checklist 2004: Cuckoo Roller ( Leptosomus discolor) [version 1] |
| African Bird Club Checklist August 2005: Cuckoo Roller ( Leptosomus discolor) [version 1] |
| African Bird Club Checklist March 2007: Cuckoo Roller ( Leptosomus discolor) [version 1] |
| African Bird Club Checklist January 2008: Cuckoo Roller ( Leptosomus discolor) [version 1] |
| African Bird Club Checklist May 2009: Cuckoo Roller ( Leptosomus discolor) [version 1] |
| African Bird Club Checklist March 2010: Cuckoo Roller ( Leptosomus discolor) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Cuckoo Roller ( Leptosomus discolor) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Cuckoo Roller ( Leptosomus discolor) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Cuckoo Roller ( Leptosomus discolor) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2025 (Nov 2025): Cuckoo Roller ( Leptosomus discolor) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Cuckoo Roller ( Leptosomus discolor) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Cuckoo Roller ( Leptosomus discolor) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Cuckoo Roller ( Leptosomus discolor) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Cuckoo Roller ( Leptosomus discolor) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Cuckoo Roller ( Leptosomus discolor) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Cuckoo Roller ( Leptosomus discolor) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Cuckoo Roller ( Leptosomus discolor) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Cuckoo Roller ( Leptosomus discolor) [version 1] |
| Avilist 2025: Cuckoo-roller ( Leptosomus discolor) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 00: Cuckoo-roller ( Leptosomus discolor) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 01: Cuckoo-roller ( Leptosomus discolor) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 02: Cuckoo-roller ( Leptosomus discolor) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 03: Cuckoo-roller ( Leptosomus discolor) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 04: Cuckoo-roller ( Leptosomus discolor) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): Cuckoo-roller ( Leptosomus discolor) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): Cuckoo-roller ( Leptosomus discolor) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): Cuckoo-roller ( Leptosomus discolor) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): Cuckoo-roller ( Leptosomus discolor) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Cuckoo Roller ( Leptosomus discolor) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Cuckoo Roller ( Leptosomus discolor) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Cuckoo Roller ( Leptosomus discolor) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Cuckoo Roller ( Leptosomus discolor) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Cuckoo Roller ( Leptosomus discolor) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Cuckoo Roller ( Leptosomus discolor) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Cuckoo Roller ( Leptosomus discolor) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Cuckoo Roller ( Leptosomus discolor) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Cuckoo Roller ( Leptosomus discolor) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Cuckoo Roller ( Leptosomus discolor) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Cuckoo Roller ( Leptosomus discolor) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Cuckoo Roller ( Leptosomus discolor) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024): Cuckoo Roller ( Leptosomus discolor) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v10 (Oct 2025): Cuckoo Roller ( Leptosomus discolor) |
| Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Courol vouroudriou ( Leptosomus discolor) [version 1] |
| Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Courol vouroudriou ( Leptosomus discolor) [version 1] |
| Clements 1st edition: Cuckoo Roller ( Leptosomus discolor) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2021: Cuckoo-roller ( Leptosomus discolor) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2022: Cuckoo-roller ( Leptosomus discolor) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2023: Cuckoo-roller ( Leptosomus discolor) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2024: Cuckoo-roller ( Leptosomus discolor) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2025: Cuckoo-roller ( Leptosomus discolor) [version 1] |
| Clements 3rd edition: Cuckoo Roller ( Leptosomus discolor) [version 1] |
| Clements 4th edition: Cuckoo-Roller ( Leptosomus discolor) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (as published): Cuckoo Roller ( Leptosomus discolor) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Cuckoo Roller ( Leptosomus discolor) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Cuckoo Roller ( Leptosomus discolor) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Cuckoo Roller ( Leptosomus discolor) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Cuckoo Roller ( Leptosomus discolor) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Cuckoo-Roller ( Leptosomus discolor) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Cuckoo-Roller ( Leptosomus discolor) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition: Cuckoo-Roller ( Leptosomus discolor) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Cuckoo-Roller ( Leptosomus discolor) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Cuckoo-Roller ( Leptosomus discolor) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Cuckoo-Roller ( Leptosomus discolor) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Cuckoo-Roller ( Leptosomus discolor) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Cuckoo-Roller ( Leptosomus discolor) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Cuckoo-Roller ( Leptosomus discolor) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Cuckoo-Roller ( Leptosomus discolor) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Cuckoo-Roller ( Leptosomus discolor) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2015: Cuckoo-Roller ( Leptosomus discolor) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2016: Cuckoo-Roller ( Leptosomus discolor) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2017: Cuckoo-Roller ( Leptosomus discolor) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2018: Cuckoo-roller ( Leptosomus discolor) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2019: Cuckoo-roller ( Leptosomus discolor) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.50: Cuckoo-Roller ( Leptosomus discolor) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.52: Cuckoo-Roller ( Leptosomus discolor) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.53: Cuckoo-Roller ( Leptosomus discolor) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.54: Cuckoo-Roller ( Leptosomus discolor) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.55: Cuckoo-Roller ( Leptosomus discolor) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2015: Cuckoo-Roller ( Leptosomus discolor) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2016: Cuckoo-Roller ( Leptosomus discolor) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2017: Cuckoo-Roller ( Leptosomus discolor) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2018: Cuckoo-roller ( Leptosomus discolor) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2019: Cuckoo-roller ( Leptosomus discolor) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2021: Cuckoo-roller ( Leptosomus discolor) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2022: Cuckoo-roller ( Leptosomus discolor) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2023: Cuckoo-roller ( Leptosomus discolor) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2024: Cuckoo-roller ( Leptosomus discolor) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2025: Cuckoo-roller ( Leptosomus discolor) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Courol ( Leptosomus discolor) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl): Courol ( Leptosomus discolor) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Cuckoo-Roller ( Leptosomus discolor) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Cuckoo-Roller ( Leptosomus discolor) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Cuckoo-Roller ( Leptosomus discolor) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Cuckoo-Roller ( Leptosomus discolor) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Cuckoo-Roller ( Leptosomus discolor) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Cuckoo-Roller ( Leptosomus discolor) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Cuckoo-Roller ( Leptosomus discolor) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Cuckoo-Roller ( Leptosomus discolor) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Cuckoo-Roller ( Leptosomus discolor) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Cuckoo-roller ( Leptosomus discolor) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Cuckoo-roller ( Leptosomus discolor) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Cuckoo-roller ( Leptosomus discolor) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Cuckoo Roller ( Leptosomus discolor) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Cuckoo Roller ( Leptosomus discolor) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Cuckoo Roller ( Leptosomus discolor) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Cuckoo Roller ( Leptosomus discolor) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: Cuckoo Roller ( Leptosomus discolor) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1: Cuckoo Roller ( Leptosomus discolor) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5: Cuckoo Roller ( Leptosomus discolor) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6: Cuckoo Roller ( Leptosomus discolor) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7: Cuckoo Roller ( Leptosomus discolor) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0: Cuckoo Roller ( Leptosomus discolor) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1: Cuckoo Roller ( Leptosomus discolor) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2: Cuckoo Roller ( Leptosomus discolor) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3: Cuckoo Roller ( Leptosomus discolor) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4: Cuckoo Roller ( Leptosomus discolor) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5: Cuckoo Roller ( Leptosomus discolor) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6: Cuckoo Roller ( Leptosomus discolor) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7: Cuckoo Roller ( Leptosomus discolor) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8: Cuckoo Roller ( Leptosomus discolor) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9: Cuckoo Roller ( Leptosomus discolor) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10: Cuckoo Roller ( Leptosomus discolor) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11: Cuckoo Roller ( Leptosomus discolor) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Cuckoo Roller ( Leptosomus discolor) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Cuckoo Roller ( Leptosomus discolor) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Cuckoo Roller ( Leptosomus discolor) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Cuckoo Roller ( Leptosomus discolor) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Cuckoo Roller ( Leptosomus discolor) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Cuckoo Roller ( Leptosomus discolor) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Cuckoo Roller ( Leptosomus discolor) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Cuckoo Roller ( Leptosomus discolor) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Cuckoo Roller ( Leptosomus discolor) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Cuckoo Roller ( Leptosomus discolor) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Cuckoo Roller ( Leptosomus discolor) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Cuckoo Roller ( Leptosomus discolor) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Cuckoo Roller ( Leptosomus discolor) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Cuckoo Roller ( Leptosomus discolor) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Cuckoo Roller ( Leptosomus discolor) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Cuckoo Roller ( Leptosomus discolor) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Cuckoo Roller ( Leptosomus discolor) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Cuckoo Roller ( Leptosomus discolor) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Cuckoo Roller ( Leptosomus discolor) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Cuckoo Roller ( Leptosomus discolor) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Cuckoo Roller ( Leptosomus discolor) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Cuckoo Roller ( Leptosomus discolor) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Cuckoo Roller ( Leptosomus discolor) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Cuckoo Roller ( Leptosomus discolor) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Cuckoo Roller ( Leptosomus discolor) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Cuckoo Roller ( Leptosomus discolor) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Cuckoo Roller ( Leptosomus discolor) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Cuckoo Roller ( Leptosomus discolor) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Cuckoo-roller ( Leptosomus discolor) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Cuckoo-roller ( Leptosomus discolor) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Cuckoo-roller ( Leptosomus discolor) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Cuckoo-roller ( Leptosomus discolor) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Cuckoo-roller ( Leptosomus discolor) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2: Cuckoo-roller ( Leptosomus discolor) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 15.1: Cuckoo-roller ( Leptosomus discolor) [version 1] |
| Morony, Bock and Farrand: Cuckoo Roller ( Leptosomus discolor) [version 1] |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds: Leptosomus discolor [version 1] |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Leptosomus discolor [version 1] |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Leptosomus discolor [version 1] |
| Sibley and Monroe (1993): Cuckoo Roller ( Leptosomus discolor) [version 1] |
| Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): Cuckoo Roller ( Leptosomus discolor) [version 1] |
| Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0: Cuckoo Roller ( Leptosomus discolor) [version 1] |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Leptosomus discolor [version 1] |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Leptosomus discolor [version 1] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species
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Other synonyms
See also the taxonomic synonyms table.
Afrikaans: Koerol
Azerbaijani: kurol курол
Bulgarian: Кукувицова синявица
Bengali: নীরকাে হকাচকর
Bengali (transliteration): nīlakānta kōkila
Catalan: Curol
Czech: Kurol madagaskarský
Danish: Gøgeellekrage
German: Kuckucksroller, Kurol
English: Courol, Courol roller, Cuckoo Roller, Cuckoo-roller, Kirombo Courol, Madagascar Cuckoo-Roller
[ENAV]: Cuckoo-roller
English, HBW: Cuckoo Roller
English (IOC): Cuckoo Roller
English (United States): Cuckoo-roller
Esperanto: kurolo, Leptosomo
Spanish: Carraca Curol, Curol
Spanish (Spain): Carraca Curol
Spanish (HBW): Cuckoo-Roller
Estonian: kurol
Finnish: Kuroli
French: Courol, Courol de Madagascar, Courol vouroudriou, Vouroudriou de Madagascar
French (Guyane): Courol vouroudriou
Croatian: madagaskarska zlatovrana
Hungarian: kurol
Icelandic: Gaukhrani
Italian: Curol, Curol del Madagascar
Japanese (romaji): oobuppousou
Japanese: オオブッポウソウ
Kazakh: курол
Kirghiz: курол, Мадагаскар көк каргасы
Scientific: Cuculus discolor, Leptosomus discolor, Leptosomus discolor discolor
Lithuanian: Kurolas
Malagasy: Dreodreo, Kirombo, Reoreo, toloho, Vorondreo
Dutch: Koerol
Norwegian Nynorsk: Kurol
Norwegian: Kurol
Polish: kurol
Portuguese: Rolieiro-courol
Portuguese (Portugal): rolieiro-cuco
Russian: Курол
Slovak: kurol kukučí, Kurol kukučkovitý
Serbian: Kukavičja zlatovrana
Swedish: Kurol
Turkish: Kurol
Ukrainian: Кіромбо
Uzbek: курол
Chinese: 鹃三宝鸟
Chinese (Traditional): 鵑鴗
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