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Word: cuckoo
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Meaning:
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Noun:
- Any of various birds, of the family ''Cuculidae'', famous for laying its eggs in the nests of other species; but especially ''Cuculus canorus'' that has a characteristic two-note call
- Someone found where they shouldn't be (used especially in the phrase 'A cuckoo in the nest'.)
- Someone who is crazy.
- The bird shaped figure found in Swiss/German clocks (cuckoo clocks) or the clock itself.
- The sound of that particular bird.
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Verb:
- To make the call of a cuckoo
- To repeat something incessantly
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