The cuckoo. Also in combination (with genitive).
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| 释义 | the world > animals > birds > perching birds > order Cuculiformes (cuckoos, etc.) > [noun] > family Cuculidae > genus Cuculus > cuculus canorus (cuckoo) (7) yekec725 The cuckoo. Also in combination (with genitive). cuckooc1240 A bird, Cuculus canorus, well known by the call of the male during mating time, of which the name is an imitation. cuckoo's note (figurative)… gowkc1325 The cuckoo. Welsh ambassador1608 (a) the cuckoo, Cuculus canorus; †(b) an owl (obsolete rare). Welsh ledger1608 = Welsh ambassador n. (a). suck-egg1851 An animal that is reputed to suck eggs, e.g. a weasel, cuckoo; figurative an avaricious person. Subcategories:— making sound (1) |
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