common cuckoo

noun

A species of migratory cuckoo, Cuculus canorus, inhabiting Eurasia and Africa, the male of which gives the vocalisation on which the word cuckoo is based.

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Meanings

nouncommon cuckoo (plural common cuckoos)

plural common cuckoos

  1. A species of migratory cuckoo, Cuculus canorus, inhabiting Eurasia and Africa, the male of which gives the vocalisation on which the word cuckoo is based.

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 鳲鳩 /鸤鸠
  • 鳲鳩 /鸤鸠 (shījiū)Translations
Japanese 郭公
  • 郭公 (kakkō)Translations
Korean 시구
  • 시구 (sigu)Translations
Polish kukułka zwyczajna, kukułka pospolita
  • kukułka zwyczajnaTranslations
  • kukułka pospolitaTranslations
Cite this entry
APA

common cuckoo. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/common%20cuckoo

MLA

“common cuckoo.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/common%20cuckoo. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “common cuckoo,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/common%20cuckoo.

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