EUROPEAN CUCKOO

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does European cuckoo mean? 

• EUROPEAN CUCKOO (noun)
  The noun EUROPEAN CUCKOO has 1 sense:

1. common cuckoo of Europe having a distinctive two-note call; lays eggs in the nests of other birds

  Familiarity information: EUROPEAN CUCKOO used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• EUROPEAN CUCKOO (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Common cuckoo of Europe having a distinctive two-note call; lays eggs in the nests of other birds

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

Cuculus canorus; European cuckoo

Hypernyms ("European cuckoo" is a kind of...):

cuckoo (any of numerous European and North American birds having pointed wings and a long tail)

Holonyms ("European cuckoo" is a member of...):

Cuculus; genus Cuculus (type genus of the Cuculidae)