单词 | cuckoo |
释义 | Word Frequency cuckoo(ˈkʊkuː) nounWord forms: plural -oos 1. any bird of the family Cuculidae, having pointed wings, a long tail, and zygodactyl feet: order Cuculiformes. Many species, including the European cuckoo (Cuculus canorus), lay their eggs in the nests of other birds and have a two-note call 2. informal an insane or foolish person adjective 3. informal insane or foolish exclamation 4. an imitation or representation of the call of a cuckoo verbWord forms: -oos, -ooing or -ooed 5. (transitive) to repeat over and over 6. (intransitive) to make the sound imitated by the word cuckoo Word origin C13: from Old French cucu, of imitative origin; related to German kuckuck, Latin cucūlus, Greek kokkux |
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