Definizione monolingua

cuckoo

cuckoo (third-person singular simple present cuckoos, present participle cuckooing, simple past and past participle cuckooed)

1. To make the call of a cuckoo
2. To repeat something incessantly

cuckoo (plural cuckoos)

1. Any of various birds, of the family Cuculidae (from Latin cuculus (“cuckoo”)), famous for laying its eggs in the nests of other species; but especially the common cuckoo, Cuculus canorus, that has a characteristic two-note call
2. The sound of that particular bird.
3. The bird shaped figure found in Swiss/German clocks (cuckoo clocks) or the clock itself.
4. Someone found where they shouldnt be (used especially in the phrase A cuckoo in the nest.)
5. Someone who is crazy.

cuckoo (comparative more cuckoo, superlative most cuckoo)

1. Crazy; not sane.

Definizione dizionario cuckoo

	cuculo
	the bird
	A common European bird, Cuculus canorus, of the family Cuculidae, noted for its characteristic call and its brood parasitism.

	cucù
	the bird

	cu cu
	the sound

cuccù

cuculidae

Altri significati:

Any of various birds, of the family Cuculidae (from Latin cuculus 'cuckoo'), famous for laying its eggs in the nests of other species; but especially the Common Cuckoo, Cuculus canorus, that has a characteristic two-note call

To make the call of a cuckoo

Someone who is crazy.

The sound of that particular bird.

The bird shaped figure found in Swiss/German clocks (cuckoo clocks) or the clock itself.

To repeat something incessantly

Crazy; not sane.

Someone found where they shouldn't be (used especially in the phrase 'A cuckoo in the nest'.)

bird