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Meanings of common cuckoo in English

A common European bird, Cuculus canorus, of the family Cuculidae, noted for its characteristic call and its brood parasitism.

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Examples for "cuckoo"
Examples for "cuckoo"
1
Please may that be also the last such cuckoo letter this year.
The Irish Times
2
Birds whirred from the heather and the cuckoo was in the wood.
Gilian The Dreamer: His Fancy, His Love and Adventure
3
Sir, -Am I the first to hear the cuckoo this year?
The Irish Times
4
Each spring, the Times of London has letters about the first cuckoo.
The Irish Times
5
The cuckoo was king of Egypt and of the whole of Phoenicia.
The Eleven Comedies, Volume 2