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cuck·oo
I. \ˈkü(ˌ)kü, ˈku̇(-\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English cuccu, cuckow, of imitative origin like Middle Low German kukuk, Middle Dutch coecoec, Old French cucu, Latin cuculus, Greek kokkyx, Sanskrit kokila
1.
a. : a familiar European bird (Cuculus canorus) that is grayish brown above and white barred with dusky on the underparts and is noted for its characteristic two-syllabled whistle and for its habit of laying its eggs in the nests of other birds for them to hatch
b. : any member of the large family (Cuculidae) to which this bird belongs — see ani, black-billed cuckoo, coucal, roadrunner
2.
a. : the call of the cuckoo
b. : any repeated vapid calling or utterance
3. music : a whistle that imitates the song of the cuckoo
4. : a silly or slightly crackbrained person : one erratic in behavior
 [cuckoo 1]
II. verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
transitive verb
: to repeat monotonously as a cuckoo does its call
intransitive verb
: to utter the call of the cuckoo or a sound like it
III. adjective
1.
a. : of or resembling the cuckoo
b. of a domestic fowl : barred like the underparts of the cuckoo
2.
a. : silly, stupid, crazy
b. : dazed or unconscious especially from a blow
< knocked him cuckoo >
3.
a. : like a cuckoo in habits
b. of certain ants : living as social parasites |