cuckoo

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Adjective 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Related terms 1.3.2 Translations 1.4 Verb 1.4.1 Translations

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[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /'kʊkuː/
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[edit] Adjective

cuckoo

1. Crazy; not sane.

[edit] Noun

cuckoo (plural cuckoos)

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.

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

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[edit] Verb

to cuckoo (third-person singular simple present cuckoos, present participle cuckooing, simple past and past participle cuckooed)

1. To make the call of a cuckoo
2. To repeat something incessantly

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