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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Cuckoo

/(ko͝ok"o͞o)/ · Cuck·oo · IPA /ˈkuku/
01 n. A bird belonging to Cuculus, Coccyzus, and several allied genera, of many species.
  1. 1.
    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.