- Cuckoo
- Pronunciation:
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\ˈkü-(ˌ)kü, ˈku̇-\
- Function:
- noun
- Inflected Form(s):
- plural cuckoos
- Etymology:
- Middle English cuccu, of imitative origin
- Date:
- 13th century
1: a largely grayish-brown European bird (Cuculus canorus) that is a parasite given to laying its eggs in the nests of other birds which hatch them and rear the offspring; broadly : any of a large family (Cuculidae of the order Cuculiformes) to which this bird belongs
2: the call of the cuckoo
3: a silly or slightly crackbrained person
cuckoo. (2008). In Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary.
Retrieved May 15, 2008, from //www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cuckoo
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