HyperDic: european_cuckoo

English > 1 sense of the expression *European cuckoo*:
NOUN	animal	European cuckoo, Cuculus canorus	common cuckoo of Europe having a distinctive two-note call

English > *European cuckoo*: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
Meaning	Common cuckoo of Europe having a distinctive two-note call; lays eggs in the nests of other birds.
Synonym	Cuculus canorus
Member of	Cuculus, genus Cuculus	type genus of the Cuculidae
Broader	cuckoo	Any of numerous European and North American birds having pointed wings and a long tail
Spanish	cuco
Catalan	Cuculus canorus