European songbird; bird related to the European cuckoo bird; call of the cuckoo bird characterized by two-notes ; (Slang) crazy person, goofball, foolish person
of or pertaining to the cuckoo bird; resembling the cuckoo; (Slang) crazy; foolish; strange
repeat in a monotonous way; make the call of a cockoo bird
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Cuckoo Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
(n.)
A bird belonging to Cuculus, Coccyzus, and several allied genera, of many species.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter. AboutA bird belonging to Cuculus, Coccyzus, and several allied genera, of many species.
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\cuck"oo\ (k??k"??), n. [oe. coccou, cukkow, f. coucou, prob. of imitative origin; cf. l. cuculus, gr. &?;&?;&?;&?;, skr. k&?;ki&?;a, g. kuckuk, d. koekoek.] (zo?l.) a bird belonging to cuculus, coccyzus, and several allied genera, of many species.
note: the european cuckoo (cuculus canorus) builds no nest of its own, but lays its eggs in the nests of other birds, to be hatched by them. the american yellow-billed cuckoo (coccyzus americanus) and the black-billed cuckoo (c. erythrophthalmus) build their own nests.
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bee (zool.), a bee, parasitic in the larval stage in the nests of other bees, feeding either upon their food or larvae. they belong to the genera nomada, melecta, epeolus, and others.
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clock, a clock so constructed that at the time for striking it gives forth sounds resembling the cry of the cuckoo.
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dove (zo?l.), a long-tailed pigeon of the genus macropygia. many species inhabit the east indies.
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fish (zo?l.), the european red gurnard (trigla cuculus). the name probably alludes to the sound that it utters.
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falcon (zo?l.), any falcon of the genus baza. the genus inhabits africa and the east indies.
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maid (zo?l.), the wryneck; -- called also cuckoo mate.
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ray (zo?l.), a british ray (raia miraletus).
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spit, or
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spittle. (a) a frothy secretion found upon plants, exuded by the larvae of certain insects, for concealment; -- called also toad spittle and frog spit. (b) (zo?l.) a small hemipterous insect, the larva of which, living on grass and the leaves of plants, exudes this secretion. the insects belong to aphrophora, helochara, and allied genera.
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cuckoo ray
cuckoo flower
cuckoo fish
cuckoo falcon
cuckoo bread
cuckoo spit
cuckoo bee
cuckoo mate
cuckoo maid
ground cuckoo
cuckoo spittle
cuckoo dove
cuckoo clock
Cethlydd = n. the cuckoo
Cog = n. cook; cuckoo; lump
Gog = n. velocity; plenty; the cuckoo
Noun
1. a man who is a stupid incompetent fool
(synonym) fathead, goof, goofball, bozo, jackass, goose, twat, zany
(hypernym) fool, sap, saphead, muggins, tomfool
2. any of numerous European and North American birds having pointed wings and a long tail
(hypernym) cuculiform bird
(hyponym) European cuckoo, Cuculus canorus
(member-holonym) Cuculidae, family Cuculidae
Verb
1. repeat monotonously, like a cuckoo repeats his call
(hypernym) repeat, echo
Cuckoo Definition from Government Dictionaries & Glossaries
Cuckoo Definition from Social Science Dictionaries & Glossaries
To dream of a cuckoo, prognosticates a sudden ending of a happy life caused by the downfall of a dear friend. To dream that you hear a cuckoo, denotes the painful illness of the death of some absent loved one, or accident to some one in your family.
Ten Thousand Dreams Interpreted, or "What's in a dream": a scientific and practical exposition; By Gustavus Hindman, 1910. For the open domain e-text see: Guttenberg ProjectCuckoo Definition from Science & Technology Dictionaries & Glossaries
Family: Strigidae
Subfamily: Buboninae (Typical Owls)
Genus: Glaucidium
Species:Glaucidium cuculoides
Subfamily: Buboninae (Typical Owls)
Genus: Glaucidium
Species:Glaucidium cuculoides
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Cuckoo Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
The cuckoos are a family, Cuculidae, of near passerine birds. The order Cuculiformes, in addition to the cuckoos, also includes the turacos (family Musophagidae, sometimes treated as a separate order, Musophagiformes). Some zoologists and taxonomists have also included the unique Hoatzin in the Cuculiformes, but its taxonomy remains in dispute. The cuckoo family, in addition to those species named as such, also includes the roadrunners, koels, malkohas, couas, coucals and anis. The coucals and anis are sometimes separated as distinct families, the Centropodidae and Crotophagidae respectively.
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Cuckoo Definition from Religion & Spirituality Dictionaries & Glossaries
(Heb. shahaph), from a root meaning "to be lean; slender." This bird is mentioned only in Lev. 11:16 and Deut. 14:15 (R.V., "seamew"). Some have interpreted the Hebrew word by "petrel" or "shearwater" (Puffinus cinereus), which is found on the coast of Syria; others think it denotes the "sea-gull" or "seamew." The common cuckoo (Cuculus canorus) feeds on reptiles and large insects. It is found in Asia and Africa as well as in Europe. It only passes the winter in Palestine. The Arabs suppose it to utter the cry Yakub_, and hence they call it _tir el-Yakub; i.e., "Jacob's bird."
(Leviticus 11:16; 14:15) the name of some of the larger petrels which abound in the east of the Mediterranean.
