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Meanings of common cuckoo in inglés

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