cuckoo 音标拼音: [k'ʌk
, u] [k'uk
, u]
n . 杜鹃鸟,布谷鸟
杜鹃鸟,布谷鸟
cuckoo n 1 :
a man who is a stupid incompetent fool [
synonym : {
fathead },
{
goof }, {
goofball }, {
bozo }, {
jackass }, {
goose }, {
cuckoo },
{
twat }, {
zany }]
2 :
any of numerous European and North American birds having pointed wings and a long tail v 1 :
repeat monotonously ,
like a cuckoo repeats his call 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 .] (
Zool .)
A bird belonging to {
Cuculus }, {
Coccyzus },
and several allied genera ,
of many species .
[
1913 Webster ]
Note :
The European cuckoo ({
Cuculus canorus })
builds no nest of its own ,
but lays its eggs in the nests of other birds ,
to be hatched by them .
The American yellow -
billed cuckoo ({
Coccyzus Americanus })
and the black -
billed cuckoo ({
Coccyzus erythrophthalmus })
build their own nests .
[
1913 Webster ]
{
Cuckoo clock },
a clock so constructed that at the time for striking it gives forth sounds resembling the cry of the cuckoo .
{
Cuckoo dove } (
Zool .),
a long -
tailed pigeon of the genus {
Macropygia }.
Many species inhabit the East Indies .
{
Cuckoo fish } (
Zool .),
the European red gurnard ({
Trigla cuculus }).
The name probably alludes to the sound that it utters .
{
Cuckoo falcon } (
Zool .),
any falcon of the genus {
Baza }.
The genus inhabits Africa and the East Indies .
{
Cuckoo maid } (
Zool .),
the wryneck ; --
called also {
cuckoo mate }.
{
Cuckoo ray } (
Zool .),
a British ray ({
Raia miraletus }).
{
Cuckoo spit },
or {
Cuckoo spittle }.
(
a )
A frothy secretion found upon plants ,
exuded by the larvae of certain insects ,
for concealment ; --
called also {
toad spittle }
and {
frog spit }.
(
b ) (
Zool .)
A small hemipterous insect ,
the larva of which ,
living on grass and the leaves of plants ,
exudes this secretion .
The insects belong to {
Aphrophora },
{
Helochara },
and allied genera .
{
Ground cuckoo },
the chaparral cock .
[
1913 Webster ]
140 Moby Thesaurus words for "
cuckoo ":
Philomel ,
ape ,
balmy ,
bananas ,
barmy ,
bats ,
batty ,
beany ,
bonkers ,
buggy ,
bughouse ,
bugs ,
bulbul ,
cackle ,
call ,
canary ,
carol ,
caw ,
chatter ,
cheep ,
chirk ,
chirp ,
chirr ,
chirrup ,
chitter ,
chuck ,
clack ,
cluck ,
cock -
a -
doodle -
doo ,
conformist ,
coo ,
copier ,
copycat ,
copyist ,
counterfeiter ,
crackbrain ,
crackbrained ,
cracked ,
crackers ,
crank ,
cranky ,
crazed ,
crazy ,
croak ,
cronk ,
crow ,
daffy ,
daft ,
ding -
a -
ling ,
dippy ,
dissembler ,
dissimulator ,
dotty ,
drum ,
echo ,
echoer ,
echoist ,
faker ,
feathered songster ,
flaky ,
flipped ,
forger ,
freaked -
out ,
fruitcakey ,
fruity ,
gabble ,
gaga ,
gaggle ,
gobble ,
goofy ,
guggle ,
harebrain ,
haywire ,
honk ,
hoo ,
hoot ,
hypocrite ,
imitator ,
impersonator ,
impostor ,
just plain nuts ,
kook ,
kooky ,
lark ,
loony ,
loopy ,
lunatic ,
mavis ,
mime ,
mimer ,
mimic ,
mimicker ,
mocker ,
mockingbird ,
monkey ,
nightingale ,
nut ,
nuts ,
nutty ,
off the hinges ,
off the track ,
off the wall ,
oriole ,
parrot ,
peep ,
phony ,
pip ,
pipe ,
plagiarist ,
poll -
parrot ,
polly ,
polly -
parrot ,
poseur ,
potty ,
quack ,
ringdove ,
roll ,
round the bend ,
scold ,
screwball ,
screwballs ,
screwy ,
sheep ,
simulator ,
sing ,
singing bird ,
slaphappy ,
song sparrow ,
songbird ,
songster ,
squawk ,
thrush ,
trill ,
tweet ,
twit ,
twitter ,
wacky ,
warble ,
warbler ,
whistle
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