Meanings
plural rufous-vented ground-cuckoos
- Neomorphus geoffroyi, a large terrestrial species of cuckoo in the Cuculidae family
Origin
From rufous + vented + ground + cuckoo.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
French géocoucou de Geoffroy
- géocoucou de GeoffroyNeomorphus geoffroyi
Italian cuculo di terra ventrerosso, cuculo terragnolo culorossiccio
- cuculo di terra ventrerossoNeomorphus geoffroyi
- cuculo terragnolo culorossiccioNeomorphus geoffroyi
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rufous-vented ground-cuckoo. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rufous-vented%20ground-cuckoo
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