cuckoo
(kʊkuː )
Word forms: cuckoos
countable noun
A cuckoo is a bird that has a call of two quick notes, and lays its eggs in other birds' nests.
It's the first cuckoo of spring.
Image of cuckoo
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Collocations:
cuckoo call
The second and third notes of the bird-call (poor-will) are identical to the cuckoo call.
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A cuckoo calls from the shores of the lake.
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Listen out for cuckoo calls coming from the surrounding hillsides.
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In each of these countries we heard cuckoos calling from the dawn chorus until evening.
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A cuckoo called from the distant wood.
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Translations:
Chinese: 杜鹃
Japanese: カッコウ
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