cuckoo

cuckoo
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[English Word] African cuckoo
[English Plural] African cuckoos
[Taxonomy] Cuculus gularis
[Swahili Word] kekeo kijivu
[Swahili Plural] kekeo kijivu
[Part of Speech] noun
[Class] 9/10an
[Terminology] ornithology
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[English Word] Asian lesser cuckoo
[English Plural] Asian lesser cuckoos
[Taxonomy] Cuculus poliocephalus
[Swahili Word] kekeo mdogo
[Swahili Plural] kekeo wadogo
[Part of Speech] noun
[Class] 9/10an
[Terminology] ornithology
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[English Word] barred long-tailed cuckoo
[English Plural] barred long-tailed cuckoos
[Taxonomy] Cercococcyx montanus
[Swahili Word] kekeo miraba
[Swahili Plural] kekeo miraba
[Part of Speech] noun
[Class] 9/10an
[Terminology] ornithology
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[English Word] black cuckoo
[English Plural] black cuckoos
[Taxonomy] Cuculus clamosus
[Swahili Word] kekeo mweusi
[Swahili Plural] kekeo weusi
[Part of Speech] noun
[Class] 9/10an
[Terminology] ornithology
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[English Word] common cuckoo
[English Plural] common cuckoos
[Taxonomy] Cuculus canorus
[Swahili Word] kekeo wa Ulaya
[Swahili Plural] kekeo wa Ulaya
[Part of Speech] noun
[Class] 9/10an
[Terminology] ornithology
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[English Word] cuckoo
[English Plural] cuckoos
[Swahili Word] mtombo
[Swahili Plural] mitombo
[Part of Speech] noun
[Class] 3/4an
[Terminology] ornithology
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[English Word] cuckoo (species of)
[English Plural] cuckoos
[Swahili Word] tama la bibi
[Swahili Plural] matama ya bibi
[Part of Speech] noun
[Class] 5/6an
[Related Words] bibi
[Terminology] ornithology
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[English Word] diederik cuckoo
[English Plural] diederik cuckoos
[Taxonomy] Chrysococcyx caprius
[Swahili Word] kekeo didariki
[Swahili Plural] kekeo didariki
[Part of Speech] noun
[Class] 9/10an
[Terminology] ornithology
[Note] New proposed name
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[English Word] dusky long-tailed cuckoo
[English Plural] dusky long-tailed cuckoos
[Taxonomy] Cercococcyx mechowi
[Swahili Word] kekeo kijivucheusi
[Swahili Plural] kekeo kijivucheusi
[Part of Speech] noun
[Class] 9/10an
[Terminology] ornithology
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[English Word] emerald cuckoo
[English Plural] emerald cuckoos
[Taxonomy] Chrysococcyx cupreus
[Swahili Word] kekeo kijani
[Swahili Plural] kekeo kijani
[Part of Speech] noun
[Class] 9/10an
[Terminology] ornithology
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[English Word] great spotted cuckoo
[English Plural] great spotted cuckoos
[Taxonomy] Clamator glandarius
[Swahili Word] kekeo madoa
[Swahili Plural] kekeo madoa
[Part of Speech] noun
[Class] 9/10an
[Terminology] ornithology
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[English Word] Jacobin cuckoo
[English Plural] Jacobin cuckoos
[Taxonomy] Oxylophus jacobinus
[Swahili Word] kekeo rangi-mbili
[Swahili Plural] kekeo rangi-mbili
[Part of Speech] noun
[Class] 9/10an
[Terminology] ornithology
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[English Word] Klaas's cuckoo
[English Plural] Klaas's cuckoos
[Taxonomy] Chrysococcyx klaas
[Swahili Word] kekeo shaba
[Swahili Plural] kekeo shaba
[Part of Speech] noun
[Class] 9/10an
[Terminology] ornithology
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[English Word] Levaillant's cuckoo
[English Plural] Levaillant's cuckoos
[Taxonomy] Oxylophus levaillantii
[Swahili Word] kekeo michirizi-meusi
[Swahili Plural] kekeo michirizi-meusi
[Part of Speech] noun
[Class] 9/10an
[Terminology] ornithology
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[English Word] Madagascar lesser cuckoo
[English Plural] Madagascar lesser cuckoos
[Taxonomy] Cuculus rochii
[Swahili Word] kekeo Bukini
[Swahili Plural] kekeo Bukini
[Part of Speech] noun
[Class] 9/10an
[Terminology] ornithology
[Note] New proposed name
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[English Word] red-chested cuckoo
[English Plural] red-chested cuckoos
[Taxonomy] Cuculus solitarius
[Swahili Word] kekeo kidari-chekundu
[Swahili Plural] kekeo kidari-chekundu
[Part of Speech] noun
[Class] 9/10an
[Terminology] ornithology
[Note] New proposed name
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[English Word] thick-billed cuckoo
[English Plural] thick-billed cuckoos
[Taxonomy] Pachycoccyx audeberti
[Swahili Word] kekeo domo-nene
[Swahili Plural] kekeo domo-nene
[Part of Speech] noun
[Class] 9/10an
[Terminology] ornithology
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English-Swahili dictionary. 2013.

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  • Cuckoo — Cuck oo (k[oo^]k [=oo]), n. [OE. coccou, cukkow, F. coucou, prob. of imitative origin; cf. L. cuculus, Gr. ????, Skr. k?ki?a, G. kuckuk, D. koekoek.] (Zo[ o]l.) A bird belonging to {Cuculus}, {Coccyzus}, and several allied genera, of many species …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • cuckoo — [ko͞o′ko͞o΄; ] also [ kook′o͞o] n. [ME < OFr coucou, cucu, echoic of the bird s cry] 1. any of a family (Cuculidae, order Cuculiformes) of birds with a long, slender body, grayish brown on top and white below: many, including the European… …   English World dictionary

  • cuckoo — (n.) mid 13c., from O.Fr. cocu cuckoo, also cuckold, echoic of the male bird s mating cry (Cf. Gk. kokkyx, L. cuculus, M.Ir. cuach, Skt. kokilas). Slang sense of crazy (adj.) is American English, 1918, but noun meaning stupid person is first… …   Etymology dictionary

  • cuckoo — ► NOUN ▪ a grey or brown bird known for the two note call of the male and for the habit of laying its eggs in the nests of small songbirds. ► ADJECTIVE informal ▪ crazy. ORIGIN Old French cucu, imitative of its call …   English terms dictionary

  • Cuckoo — For other uses, see Cuckoo (disambiguation). Cuckoo s nest redirects here. For other uses, see Cuckoo s nest (disambiguation). Cuckoos Yellow billed Cuckoo (Coccyzus americanus) …   Wikipedia

  • cuckoo — /kooh kooh, kook ooh/, n., pl. cuckoos, v., cuckooed, cuckooing, adj. n. 1. a common European bird, Cuculus canorus, of the family Cuculidae, noted for its characteristic call and its brood parasitism. 2. any of several other birds of the family… …   Universalium

  • cuckoo — 1. adjective /ˈkʊkuː,ˈkuːkuː/ Crazy; not sane. 2. noun /ˈkʊkuː,ˈkuːkuː/ a) Any of various birds, of the family Cuculidae (from Latin cuculus cuckoo), famous for laying its eggs in the nests of other species; but especially the Common Cuckoo,… …   Wiktionary

  • cuckoo — /ˈkʊku / (say kookooh) noun 1. any of various birds of the widespread family Cuculidae, including the bronze cuckoos, many of which lay eggs in the nests of other birds which then raise the cuckoo s young, as the fan tailed cuckoo, Cacomantis… …  

  • cuckoo — n. & adj. n. any bird of the family Cuculidae, esp. Cuculus canorus, having a characteristic cry, and depositing its eggs in the nests of small birds. predic.adj. sl. crazy, foolish. Phrases and idioms: cuckoo clock a clock that strikes the hour… …   Useful english dictionary

  • cuckoo — cuck·oo || kÊŠkuː n. European songbird; bird related to the European cuckoo bird; call of the cuckoo bird characterized by two notes ; (Slang) crazy person, goofball, foolish person adj. of or pertaining to the cuckoo bird; resembling the… …   English contemporary dictionary

  • cuckoo — I. noun (plural cuckoos) Etymology: Middle English cuccu, of imitative origin Date: 13th century 1. a largely grayish brown European bird (Cuculus canorus) that is a parasite given to laying its eggs in the nests of other birds which hatch them… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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