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    cuck·oo
    [ˈko͞oˌko͞o, ˈko͝oˌko͞o]
    noun
    cuckoo (noun) · cuckoos (plural noun) · Eurasian cuckoo (noun) · Eurasian cuckoos (plural noun)
    1. a medium-sized long-tailed bird, typically with a gray or brown back and barred or pale underparts. Many cuckoos lay their eggs in the nests of small songbirds.
    2. informal
      a person who is very irrational or out of touch with reality.
    Origin
    Middle English: from Old French cucu, imitative of its call.
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  2. The term "cuckoo" has the following meanings1234:
    • Refers to a bird with a call that sounds like its name.
    • Specifically, the common European bird Cuculus canorus.
    • Can also be used figuratively to describe a crazy, silly, or foolish person.
    • Cuckoos lay their eggs in other birds' nests, a behavior known as brood parasitism.
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    The cuckoo bird is so named for its one-note song, which in Middle English was represented as cuccu in imitation. Figurative use of cuckoo, which exists as an adjective meaning "crazy" or "weak in intellect or common sense," and as a noun for a person who can be described as such, may be an allusion to the bird's eponymous (and monotonous) call.
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    cuckoo noun /ˈkʊkuː/ /ˈkʊkuː/ (plural cuckoos) a bird with a call that sounds like its name.
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    , plural cuck·oos. a common European bird, Cuculus canorus, of the family Cuculidae, noted for its characteristic call and its brood parasitism. any of several other birds of the family Cuculidae. the call of the cuckoo, or an imitation of it. Slang. a crazy, silly, or foolish person; simpleton.
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    cuckoo noun [ C ] uk / ˈkʊk.uː / us / ˈkʊk.uː / plural cuckoos Add to word list Add to word list a grey bird with a two-note call that sounds similar to its name. Cuckoos lay their eggs in other birds ' nests.
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  3. Cuckoo - Wikipedia

    Cuckoos are medium-sized birds that range in size from the little bronze cuckoo, at 17 g (0.6 oz) and 15 cm (6 in), to moderately large birds, ranging from 60–80 cm (24–31 in) in length, such …

     
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