Cuckoo /(ko͝ok"o͡o)/
Cuck·oo
Cuckoo
n.
- A bird belonging to Cuculus, Coccyzus, and several allied genera, of many species. (Zool.)
Phrases & Compounds
- Cuckoo clock
- a clock so constructed that at the time for striking it gives forth sounds resembling the cry of the cuckoo.
- Cuckoo dove
- a long-tailed pigeon of the genus Macropygia. Many species inhabit the East Indies.
- Cuckoo fish
- the European red gurnard (Trigla cuculus). The name probably alludes to the sound that it utters.
- Cuckoo falcon
- any falcon of the genus Baza. The genus inhabits Africa and the East Indies.
- Cuckoo maid
- the wryneck; -- called also cuckoo mate.
- Cuckoo ray
- a British ray (Raia miraletus).
- Cuckoo spit
- A frothy secretion found upon plants, exuded by the larvae of certain insects, for concealment; -- called also toad spittle and frog spit.
- Ground cuckoo
- the chaparral cock.