Cuckoo
WordNet
noun
(1) Any of numerous European and North American birds having pointed wings and a long tail
(2) A man who is a stupid incompetent fool
verb
(3) Repeat monotonously, like a cuckoo repeats his call
WiktionaryText
Noun
- Any of various birds, of the family Cuculidae, famous for laying its eggs in the nests of other species; but especially Cuculus canorus that has a characteristic two-note call
- The sound of that particular bird.
- The bird shaped figure found in Swiss/German clocks (cuckoo clocks) or the clock itself.
- Someone found where they shouldn't be (used especially in the phrase 'A cuckoo in the nest'.)
- Someone who is crazy.
Related terms
- cuckoo clock
- cuckoo dove
- cuckoo shrike
- cuckoo's egg
- cloud-cuckoo-land
- cuculine (rare)