European cuckoo

Other forms: European cuckoos

Definitions of European cuckoo
  1. noun
    common cuckoo of Europe having a distinctive two-note call; lays eggs in the nests of other birds
    synonyms: Cuculus canorus
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    type of:
    cuckoo
    any of numerous European and North American birds having pointed wings and a long tail
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