HyperDic: cuckoo

English > 3 senses of the word *cuckoo*:
NOUN	person	cuckoo, fathead, goof, goofball, bozo, jackass, goose, twat, zany	a man who is a stupid incompetent fool
NOUN	animal	cuckoo	any of numerous European and North American birds having pointed wings and a long tail
VERB	communication	cuckoo	repeat monotonously, like a cuckoo repeats / repeats his call

cuckoo > pronunciation
Sounds	kah'kuw.; kuw'kuw.
Rhymes	Baku ... haiku: 5 rhymes with kuw...

English > *cuckoo*: 3 senses > noun 1, person
Meaning	A man who is a stupid incompetent fool.
Synonyms	fathead, goof, goofball, bozo, jackass, goose, twat, zany
Broader	fool, sap, saphead, muggins, tomfool	A person who lacks good judgment
Spanish	burro, estúpido, idiota, imbécil, necio, zoquete
Catalan	burro, estúpid, idiota, imbecil, imbècil

English > *cuckoo*: 3 senses > noun 2, animal
Meaning	Any of numerous European and North American birds having pointed wings and a long tail.
Member of	Cuculidae, family Cuculidae	Includes cuckoo
Narrower	European cuckoo, Cuculus canorus	Common cuckoo of Europe having a distinctive two-note call
	ani	black tropical American cuckoo
	black-billed cuckoo, Coccyzus erythropthalmus	North American cuckoo
	coucal	Old World ground-living cuckoo having a long dagger-like hind claw
	roadrunner, chaparral cock, Geococcyx californianus	speedy largely terrestrial / terrestrial bird found from California and Mexico to Texas
Broader	cuculiform bird	birds having zygodactyl feet (except for the touracos)
Spanish	cuclillo, cuco
Catalan	cucut
Verbs	cuckoo	repeat monotonously, like a cuckoo repeats / repeats his call

English > *cuckoo*: 3 senses > verb 1, communication
Meaning	repeat monotonously, like a cuckoo repeats / repeats his call.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something
Broader	repeat, echo	To say / say again or imitate
Nouns	cuckoo	any of numerous European and North American birds having pointed wings and a long tail

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