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common cuckoo

common cuckoo noun: a species of migratory cuckoo, Cuculus canorus, inhabiting Eurasia and Africa, the male of which gives the vocalisation on which the word cuckoo is based.

Noun

common cuckoo (plural common cuckoos)

  1. A species of migratory cuckoo, Cuculus canorus, inhabiting Eurasia and Africa, the male of which gives the vocalisation on which the word cuckoo is based.

Forms of common cuckoo

pluralcommon cuckoos

Questions about common cuckoo

What does common cuckoo mean?
Common cuckoo means a species of migratory cuckoo, Cuculus canorus, inhabiting Eurasia and Africa, the male of which gives the vocalisation on which the word cuckoo is based.
What part of speech is common cuckoo?
Common cuckoo is a noun.
What is the plural of common cuckoo?
The plural of common cuckoo is common cuckoos.

Words near common cuckoo in the dictionary

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  2. common crossbill
  3. common crossbills
  4. common crossing
  5. common crossings
  6. common cuckoo
  7. common cuckoos
  8. common currencies
  9. common currency
  10. common cuttlefish
  11. common daisy

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