cuckoonoun [ C ]
uk/ˈkʊk.uː/us/ˈkʊk.uː/plural cuckoosa grey bird with a two-note call that sounds similar to its name. Cuckoos lay their eggs in other birds' nests.
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Other wild birds
- bird of paradise
- blackbird
- blue tit
- bluebird
- bluejay
- house martin
- house sparrow
- hummingbird
- Indian mynah
- jackass
- mockingbird
- mynah
- nightingale
- oriole
- ostrich
- starling
- swift
- toucan
- turtle dove
- warbler
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cuckooadjective
uk/ˈkʊk.uː/us/ˈkʊk.uː/informalsilly or crazy
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Stupid and silly
- (as) thick as two short planks idiom
- absurd
- adolescent
- against your better judgment idiom
- asinine
- be crazy about sb/sth idiom
- certifiable
- dozy
- drink, laugh, etc. yourself silly idiom
- drivel
- dumb
- empty-headed
- gibber
- loony
- loopy
- lumpen
- lumpish
- madcap
- slow
- wrongheaded
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