Cuckoo (disambiguation)
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Cuckoo
is a family of birds, and it may also refer to:
Cuckoo
The cuckoos are a family, Cuculidae, of near passerine birds. The order Cuculiformes, in addition to the cuckoos, also includes the turacos . Some zoologists and taxonomists have also included the unique Hoatzin in the Cuculiformes, but its taxonomy remains in dispute...
is a family of birds, and it may also refer to:
- Cuckoo (game), gnav, a traditional card or board game
- Cuckoo (comics), Clan Destine, a fictional Marvel Comics character
- Cuckoo (album), an album by the British band Curve
- Cuckoo (sniper)Cuckoo (sniper)A cuckoo is a military slang term for a sniper, disguised in the sprawling tree. This word has been particularly applied to the Finnish Winter War snipers and the World War II German snipers, who took pot-shots from hidden vantage points....
, a military slang term - CukooCukooCukoo, also credited as Cuckoo, was an Anglo-Indian dancer and Actress in Indian cinema . Cukoo was the queen of film dancing in the 1940s. Though unfamiliar name, she was known as "rubber girl" of Hindi cinema and her talent made cabaret a must in the Bollywood films during the 1950s and...
(1929–1981), also billed as Cuckoo, a Bollywood dancer and actress - "The Cuckoo" (song)The Cuckoo (song)"The Cuckoo" is a traditional English folk song. It has been covered by many musicians in several different styles. An early notable recorded version was performed by Appalachian folk musician Clarence Ashley with a unique banjo tuning....
, a folk song - "Cuckoo" (Lissie song)Cuckoo (Lissie song)"Cuckoo" is the third single from Catching a Tiger, American folk rock singer Lissie's debut album. It was released on August 30, 2010 for digital download, it reached number 81 in the UK.-Track listing:-Chart performance:...
, 2010 - "Cuckoo" (Monks song)
- "Cuckoo, Cuckoo" a song by Animal Collective on the album Strawberry JamStrawberry JamStrawberry Jam is the seventh studio album by American indie rock band Animal Collective. It was released in September 2007, the band's first on Domino Records. The title and track listing were revealed by band member Geologist on the Collected Animals message board on May 16, 2007...
- Cuckoo (film)Cuckoo (film)Cuckoo is a British thriller film starring Laura Fraser, Richard E. Grant, Tamsin Greig, Antonia Bernath and Adam F, set in London, UK. It was created, written, and directed by Richard Bracewell and produced by Richard and Tony Bracewell....
, a 2011 British film - The Cuckoo (film), a 2002 film by Aleksandr Rogozhkin
- Cuckoo ElectronicsCuckoo ElectronicsCuckoo Electronics is a South Korean manufacturing firm founded in 1978 and originally incorporated as Sunkwang Electronics Co., Ltd. Its corporate identity was formally changed to Cuckoo Co., Ltd. in 2002 reflecting its major export brand name which had been in use since 1999.Cuckoo...
, a South Korean manufacturing firm - Cuckoo LineCuckoo LineThe Cuckoo Line is an informal name for the now defunct railway service which linked Polegate and Eridge in East Sussex, England, from 1880 to 1968. It was nicknamed the Cuckoo Line by drivers, from a tradition observed at the annual fair at Heathfield, a station on the route...
, a railway in East Sussex, England - Cuckoo TrailCuckoo TrailThe Cuckoo Trail is an footpath and cycleway which runs from Hampden Park to Heathfield in East Sussex. It passes through the towns of Polegate and Hailsham, as well as the villages of Hellingly and Horam.- History :...
, a foot trail in East Sussex, England - Cuckoo, VirginiaCuckoo, VirginiaCuckoo is a small unincorporated community in Louisa County, Virginia, United States. It is located in about 8 miles southeast of Louisa, roughly between Charlottesville and Richmond. The Cuckoo Tavern stood nearby, which in 1781 was the beginning of Jack Jouett's ride to warn the Colonists of the...
, an unincorporated town in Virginia - Cuckoo (Mineral, Virginia)Cuckoo (Mineral, Virginia)Cuckoo is a Federal style house in the small community of Cuckoo, Virginia near Mineral, Virginia, built in 1819 for Henry Pendleton. Cuckoo was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on August 19, 1994. The house is prominently sited on U.S. Route 33, which curves around the house...
, a historic house in Cuckoo, Virginia - HMS CuckooHMS CuckooFour ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Cuckoo, after the cuckoo, a family of birds: was a 4-gun schooner launched in 1806 and wrecked in 1810. was a wooden paddle packet launched in 1822 as the GPO vessel Cinderella. She was transferred to the navy in 1837, was used as a tug from 1861...
, the name of four ships of the Royal Navy - Sopwith CuckooSopwith Cuckoo-See also:-References:*Davis, Mick. Sopwith Aircraft. Ramsbury, Marlborough, Wiltshire: Crowood Press, 1999. ISBN 1-86126-217-5.*Layman, R.D. Naval Aviation In The First World War: Its Impact And Influence. London: Caxton, 2002. ISBN 1-84067-314-1....
, a World War I British biplane torpedo bomber
See also
- Cuckoo Roller, a bird in a different order from the cuckoos
- Cuckooshrikes, birds of yet another order
- Cuckoo clockCuckoo clockA cuckoo clock is a clock, typically pendulum-regulated, that strikes the hours with a sound like a common cuckoo's call and typically has a mechanical cuckoo that emerges with each note...
- Cuckoo hashingCuckoo hashingCuckoo hashing is a scheme in computer programming for resolving hash collisions of values of hash functions in a table. Cuckoo hashing was first described by Rasmus Pagh and Flemming Friche Rodler in 2001...
, a computer programming algorithm - Koo KooKoo KooKooKoo is the debut solo album by the American singer Debbie Harry, released in 1981.-Album information:KooKoo was made while Harry and boyfriend Chris Stein were taking a year long break from the band Blondie...
, a 1981 album by Debbie Harry - Coo Coo (disambiguation)