Defenition of the word cuckoo

• Defenition of the word cuckoo

  • A common European bird, Cuculus canorus, of the family Cuculidae, noted for its characteristic call and its brood parasitism.
  • any of numerous European and North American birds having pointed wings and a long tail
  • repeat monotonously, like a cuckoo repeats his call
  • a stupid fool
  • a man who is a stupid incompetent fool

Synonyms for the word cuckoo

• • fathead
  • goof
  • goose
  • jackass
  • zany

Meronymys for the word cuckoo

• • Cuculidae
  • family Cuculidae

Hyponyms for the word cuckoo

• • ani
  • black-billed cuckoo
  • chaparral cock
  • Coccyzus erythropthalmus
  • coucal
  • Cuculus canorus
  • European cuckoo
  • Geococcyx californianus
  • roadrunner

Hypernyms for the word cuckoo

• • cuculiform bird
  • echo
  • fool
  • muggins
  • repeat
  • sap
  • saphead
  • tomfool

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