Cuckoo (Curve album)
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



  1. 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
  2. The sound of that particular bird.
  3. The bird shaped figure found in Swiss/German clocks (cuckoo clocks) or the clock itself.
  4. Someone found where they shouldn't be (used especially in the phrase 'A cuckoo in the nest'.)
  5. Someone who is crazy.

Related terms

  • cuckoo clock
  • cuckoo dove
  • cuckoo shrike
  • cuckoo's egg
  • cloud-cuckoo-land
  • cuculine (rare)
 
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