Plural of cuckoo
regular plural
The plural of cuckoo is cuckoos.
Forms of cuckoo
| Singular | cuckoo /ˈkʊkuː/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | cuckoos |
| Countable | countable and uncountable |
Cuckoos in a sentence
- The channel-bill cuckoos disturbed one another, up in the skies, shouting in a frenzy of old man’s crackle.2006, Alexis Wright, Carpentaria, Constable (2009), page 361. From the entry channel-bill cuckoo
- The channel-bill cuckoos disturbed one another, up in the skies, shouting in a frenzy of old man's cackle.2006, Alexis Wright, Carpentaria, Giramondo, published 2012, page 376. From the entry channel-billed cuckoo
- The stories of his adventures outzany those of any other figure in jazz, even certified cuckoos like the maniacal Jack Purvis and the perverse Joe Venuti.1998, Leslie Gourse, The Ella Fitzgerald companion: seven decades of commentary. From the entry outzany
Meaning of cuckoo
- noun Any of various birds, of the family Cuculidae within the order Cuculiformes, famous for laying its eggs in the nests of other species; but especially a common cuckoo (Cuculus canorus), that has a characteristic two-note call.
- noun The sound of that particular bird.
- noun The bird-shaped figure found in cuckoo clocks.
Questions about the plural of cuckoo
- What is the plural of cuckoo?
- The plural of cuckoo is cuckoos.
- Is cuckoo countable?
- Cuckoo is a countable and uncountable noun.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: cuckoo (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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