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Cuckoo \Cuck"oo\ (k[oo^]k"[=oo]), n. [OE. coccou, cukkow, F.
coucou, prob. of imitative origin; cf. L. cuculus, Gr. ????,
Skr. k?ki?a, G. kuckuk, D. koekoek.] (Zool.)
A bird belonging to {Cuculus}, {Coccyzus}, and several allied
genera, of many species.
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Note: The European cuckoo ({Cuculus canorus}) builds no nest
of its own, but lays its eggs in the nests of other
birds, to be hatched by them. The American
yellow-billed cuckoo ({Coccyzus Americanus}) and the
black-billed cuckoo ({Coccyzus erythrophthalmus}) build
their own nests.
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{Cuckoo clock}, a clock so constructed that at the time for
striking it gives forth sounds resembling the cry of the
cuckoo.

{Cuckoo dove} (Zool.), a long-tailed pigeon of the genus
{Macropygia}. Many species inhabit the East Indies.

{Cuckoo fish} (Zool.), the European red gurnard ({Trigla
cuculus}). The name probably alludes to the sound that it
utters.

{Cuckoo falcon} (Zool.), any falcon of the genus {Baza}. The
genus inhabits Africa and the East Indies.

{Cuckoo maid} (Zool.), the wryneck; -- called also {cuckoo
mate}.

{Cuckoo ray} (Zool.), a British ray ({Raia miraletus}).

{Cuckoo spit}, or {Cuckoo spittle}.
(a) A frothy secretion found upon plants, exuded by the
larvae of certain insects, for concealment; -- called
also {toad spittle} and {frog spit}.
(b) (Zool.) A small hemipterous insect, the larva of which,
living on grass and the leaves of plants, exudes this
secretion. The insects belong to {Aphrophora},
{Helochara}, and allied genera.

{Ground cuckoo}, the chaparral cock.
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