cuckoo

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cuckoo[1,noun] cuckoo[2,transitive verb] cuckoo[3,adjective] cloud-cuckoo-land cuckoo clock cuckoo spit

Main Entry: ¹cuck·oo
Pronunciation: 'kü-(")kü, 'ku-
Function: noun
Inflected Form(s): plural cuckoos
Etymology: Middle English cuccu, of imitative origin
1 : a largely grayish-brown European bird (Cuculus canorus) that is a parasite given to laying its eggs in the nests of other birds which hatch them and rear the offspring ; broadly : any of a large family (Cuculidae of the order Cuculiformes) to which this bird belongs
2 : the call of the cuckoo
3 : a silly or slightly crackbrained person
[cuckoo illustration]