cuckoo (redirected from Eurasian cuckoo)

cuck·oo  (kk, kk)

n. pl. cuck·oos

1.

a. A grayish European bird (Cuculus canorus) that has a characteristic two-note call and lays its eggs in the nests of birds of other species.

b. Any of various related birds of the family Cuculidae, having grayish-brown plumage and a slender body.

2. The call or cry of one of these birds.

3. Slang A foolish or crazy person.

tr.v. cuck·ooed, cuck·oo·ing, cuck·oos

To repeat incessantly, as a cuckoo does its call.

adj. Slang

Lacking in sense; foolish or crazy.

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[Middle English cuccu, of imitative origin.]

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cuckoo [ˈkʊkuː]

n pl -oos

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) any bird of the family Cuculidae, having pointed wings, a long tail, and zygodactyl feet: order Cuculiformes. Many species, including the European cuckoo (Cuculus canorus), lay their eggs in the nests of other birds and have a two-note call

2. Informal an insane or foolish person

adj

Informal insane or foolish

interj

an imitation or representation of the call of a cuckoo

vb -oos, -ooing, -ooed

1. (tr) to repeat over and over

2. (intr) to make the sound imitated by the word cuckoo

[from Old French cucu, of imitative origin; related to German kuckuck, Latin cucūlus, Greek kokkux]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	cuckoo - a man who is a stupid incompetent fool bozo, fathead, goof, goofball, jackass, twat, zany, goose fool, muggins, saphead, tomfool, sap - a person who lacks good judgment
	2.	cuckoo - any of numerous European and North American birds having pointed wings and a long tail cuculiform bird - birds having zygodactyl feet (except for the touracos) Cuculidae, family Cuculidae - includes cuckoo; ani; roadrunner Cuculus canorus, European cuckoo - common cuckoo of Europe having a distinctive two-note call; lays eggs in the nests of other birds black-billed cuckoo, Coccyzus erythropthalmus - North American cuckoo; builds a nest and rears its own young chaparral cock, Geococcyx californianus, roadrunner - speedy largely terrestrial bird found from California and Mexico to Texas ani - black tropical American cuckoo coucal - Old World ground-living cuckoo having a long dagger-like hind claw
Verb	1.	cuckoo - repeat monotonously, like a cuckoo repeats his call echo, repeat - to say again or imitate; "followers echoing the cries of their leaders"

Translations

cuckoo [ˈkʊkuː]

A. N → cuco m, cuclillo m

B. ADJ → loco, lelo

C. CPD cuckoo clock N → reloj m de cuco, cucú m

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cuckoo [ˈkʊkuː] n (= bird) → coucou m
cuckoo clock n → pendule f à coucou, coucou m

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cuckoo

n → Kuckuck m; (= insect) → Schaumzikade f

adj pred (inf) → meschugge (inf); to go cuckoo → überschnappen (inf)

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cuckoo:

cuckoo clock

n → Kuckucksuhr f

cuckoopint

n (Bot) → Gefleckter Aronsstab

cuckoo spit

n (= secretion) → Kuckucksspeichel m

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cuckoo [ˈkʊkuː]

1. n → cuculo, cucù m inv

2. adj (fam) → tocco/a, matto/a

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cuckoo [ˈkʊkuː]

1. n → cuculo, cucù m inv

2. adj (fam) → tocco/a, matto/a

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cuckoo

n cuckoo [ˈkukuː]

a bird, named after its call, which lays eggs in the nests of other birds. koekoek وَقْواق، طائر الكوكو кукувица kukačka gøg der Kuckuck κούκος cuco kägu فاخته؛ کوکو käki coucou קוּקִייָה कोयल kukavica kakukk burung kukuk gaukur cuculo, cucù かっこう 뻐꾸기 gegutė dzeguze sewah padang koekoek gjøk kukułka cuco cuc кукушка kukučka kukavica kukavica gök นกชนิดหนึ่งที่ชอบวางไข่ไว้ในรังนกชนิดอื่น guguk kuşu 杜鵑，布穀鳥 зозуля كوئل نما پرنده، كوكو chim cu cu 布谷鸟

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cuckoo → طائر الوقواق kukačka gøg Kuckuck κούκος cuclillo käki coucou kukavica cuculo カッコウ 뻐꾸기 koekoek gjøk kukułka cuco кукушка gök นกชนิดหนึ่งที่วางไข่ในรังนกอื่น guguk kuşu chim cu 杜鹃