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Maynard's cuckoo

Maynard's cuckoo noun: coccyzus minor maynardi, a Caribbean subspecies of the mangrove cuckoo.

Noun

Maynard's cuckoo (plural Maynard's cuckoos)

  1. Coccyzus minor maynardi, a Caribbean subspecies of the mangrove cuckoo.

Forms of Maynard's cuckoo

pluralMaynard's cuckoos

Origin of Maynard's cuckoo

Named after Charles Johnson Maynard, American naturalist.

Questions about Maynard's cuckoo

What does Maynard's cuckoo mean?
Maynard's cuckoo means coccyzus minor maynardi, a Caribbean subspecies of the mangrove cuckoo.
What part of speech is Maynard's cuckoo?
Maynard's cuckoo is a noun.
What is the plural of Maynard's cuckoo?
The plural of Maynard's cuckoo is Maynard's cuckoos.

Words near Maynard's cuckoo in the dictionary

  1. Maymyo
  2. Mayn
  3. mayn't
  4. Mayna
  5. Maynard
  6. Maynard's cuckoo
  7. Maynards
  8. Maynardville
  9. mayne
  10. Mayner
  11. maynes

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