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cuckoo

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: cuckoo

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any of numerous European and North American birds having pointed wings and a long tail
repeat monotonously, like a cuckoo repeats his call
2
 n
a man who is a stupid incompetent fool
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: cuckoo
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n any of numerous European and North American birds having pointed wings and a long tail

Types:
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Cuculus canorus, European cuckoo
common cuckoo of Europe having a distinctive two-note call; lays eggs in the nests of other birds
Coccyzus erythropthalmus, black-billed cuckoo
North American cuckoo; builds a nest and rears its own young
Geococcyx californianus, chaparral cock, 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
Centropus sinensis, crow pheasant
common coucal of India and China
Centropus phasianinus, pheasant coucal, pheasant cuckoo
Australian bird with a tail like a pheasant
Type of:
cuculiform bird
birds having zygodactyl feet (except for the touracos)

v repeat monotonously, like a cuckoo repeats his call

Type of:
echo, repeat
to say again or imitate
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n a man who is a stupid incompetent fool

Synonyms:
bozo, fathead, goof, goofball, goose, jackass, twat, zany
Type of:
fool, muggins, sap, saphead, tomfool
a person who lacks good judgment
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