CUCKOO SPIT

Meaning of CUCKOO SPIT in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ noun ]

Date: 1592

1. : a frothy secretion exuded on plants by the nymphs of spittle insects

2. : spittlebug

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CUCKOO SPIT — noun Date: 1592 a frothy secretion exuded on plants by the nymphs of spittle insects, spittlebug
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
CUCKOO SPIT — noun 1. also cuckoo spittle a. : a frothy secretion exuded upon plants by the nymphs of spittle insects — …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CUCKOO-SPIT — /kooh"kooh spit', kook"ooh-/ , n. 1. Also called frog spit . a frothy secretion found on plants, exuded by the …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CUCKOO SPIT — Function: noun Date: 1592 1 : a frothy secretion exuded on plants by the nymphs of spittle insects 2 : …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
CUCKOO SPIT — ■ noun whitish froth found in compact masses on leaves and plant stems, exuded by the larvae of froghoppers.
Concise Oxford English vocab
CUCKOO SPIT — [cuckoo spit] n (1592) 1: a frothy secretion exuded on plants by the nymphs of spittle insects 2: spittlebug
Merriam-Webster English vocab
CUCKOO-SPIT — cuckoo-spit BrE AmE ˈkʊk uː spɪt AmE \ ˈkuːk- ˈkʊk-
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
CUCKOO SPIT — noun [ U ] a small mass of whitish bubbles, left on plants by young insects
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CUCKOO SPIT
Новый Англо-Русский словарь по биологии
CUCKOO SPIT
Новый Англо-Русский биологический словарь
CUCKOO — Any of some 138 species of tree-dwelling and terrestrial birds of the family Cuculidae. They are found worldwide in temperate …
Английский словарь Британика
SPIT — I. ˈspi]t, usu ]d.+V noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English spite, from Old English spitu; akin to Middle Dutch …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CUCKOO — I. ˈkü(ˌ)kü, ˈku̇(- noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English cuccu, cuckow, of imitative origin like Middle Low German kukuk, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SPIT — (v. i.) To attend to a spit; to use a spit.
Английский словарь Webster
SPIT — (n.) To thrust a spit through; to fix upon a spit; hence, to thrust through or impale; as, to spit …
Английский словарь Webster
SPIT — ( v. i. ) To attend to a spit; to use a spit.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SPIT — ( n. ) To thrust a spit through; to fix upon a spit; hence, to thrust through or impale; as, …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SPIT — spit 1 — spitlike , adj. /spit/ , v. , spit or spat, spitting , n. v.i. 1. to eject …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CUCKOO — /kooh"kooh, kook"ooh/ , n. , pl. cuckoos , v. , cuckooed, cuckooing , adj. n. 1. a common European bird, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CUCKOO — adj. of or pertaining to the cuckoo bird; resembling the cuckoo; (Slang) crazy; foolish; strange
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
CUCKOO — n. European songbird; bird related to the European cuckoo bird; call of the cuckoo bird characterized by two-notes ; (Slang) …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
SPIT — I. ˈspit noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English spitu; akin to Old High German spiz spit, spizzi pointed Date: …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
CUCKOO — I. ˈkü-(ˌ)kü, ˈku̇- noun ( plural cuckoos ) Etymology: Middle English cuccu, of imitative origin Date: 13th century 1. : …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SPIT — impf & ·p.p. of spit. 2. spit ·vi to attend to a spit; to use a spit. 3. spit ·vi …
Webster English vocab
SPIT — [spit] n [ME, fr. OE spitu; akin to OHG spiz spit, spizzi pointed] (bef. 12c) 1: a slender pointed rod …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
CUCKOO — [cuck.oo] n, pl cuckoos [ME cuccu, of imit. origin] (13c) 1: a largely grayish brown European bird (Cuculus canorus) that …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
CUCKOO — Cuckoo (Cuculus) any of numerous birds of the family Cuculidae (order Cuculiformes). The name usually designates some 60 arboreal members …
Britannica English vocabulary
CUCKOO — cuckoo BrE AmE ˈkʊk uː AmE \ ˈkuːk- ˈkʊk- ▷ cuckoo|s z ▶ ˈ cuckoo clock BrE AmE
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
SPIT — / spɪt; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb ( spit·ting , spat , spat / spæt; NAmE / HELP …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CUCKOO — / ˈkʊkuː; NAmE / noun , adjective ■ noun ( pl. -oos ) a bird with a call that sounds …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SPIT — I. spit 1 /spɪt/ BrE AmE verb ( past tense and past participle spat /spæt/ or spit American English , …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
CUCKOO — I. cuck ‧ oo 1 /ˈkʊkuː $ ˈkuːkuː, ˈkʊ-/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Date: 1200-1300 ; Language: Old French …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SPIT — v. & n. --v. (spitting; past and past part. spat or spit) 1 intr. a eject saliva from the mouth. …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
CUCKOO — n. & adj. --n. any bird of the family Cuculidae, esp. Cuculus canorus, having a characteristic cry, and depositing its …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SPIT — n. & v. n. 1 a slender rod on which meat is skewered before being roasted on a fire etc.; …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SPIT — v. & n. v. (spitting; past and past part. spat or spit) 1 intr. a eject saliva from the mouth. …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
CUCKOO — n. & adj. n. any bird of the family Cuculidae, esp. Cuculus canorus, having a characteristic cry, and depositing its …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SPIT — 1. v. & n. --v. (spitting; past and past part. spat or spit) 1. intr. a eject saliva from the …
Oxford English vocab
CUCKOO — n. & adj. --n. any bird of the family Cuculidae, esp. Cuculus canorus, having a characteristic cry, and depositing its …
Oxford English vocab
SPIT — ( spits, spitting, spat) Note: In American English, the form 'spit' is used as the past tense and past participle. …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CUCKOO — ( cuckoos) A cuckoo is a bird that has a call of two quick notes, and lays its eggs in …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SPIT — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES spitting image within spitting distance informal (= very near something ) ▪ The ball …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
CUCKOO — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a cuckoo clock (= a clock with a wooden bird inside that comes out …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
CUCKOO — (FOOLISH) [adjective] [informal] - foolishYou must be cuckoo to pay that much for a car.
Cambridge English vocab
CUCKOO — n. Any of some 138 species of tree-dwelling and terrestrial birds of the family Cuculidae. They are found worldwide in …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
CUCKOO — noun Cuckoo is used before these nouns: ↑ clock
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
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Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
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Dirty English-Russian vocab
SPIT — v. 1 expectorate; dribble, salivate, drool, slaver, sputter, splutter; discharge, spew (forth), eject Spitting is forbidden Don't you hate people …
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Большой Англо-Русский словарь
CUCKOO — 1. сущ. 1) кукушка 2) кукование 3) разг. раззява, разиня Syn : gawk, gaper; scatter-brain 2. прил.; разг. сумасшедший, чокнутый …
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Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
CUCKOO — cuckoo.ogg 1. ʹkʋku: n 1. зоол. кукушка ( Cuculus gen. ) 2. кукование 3. глупец, разиня 2. ʹkʋku: a разг. …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
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Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
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CUCKOO — 1. ʹkʋku: n 1. зоол. кукушка ( Cuculus gen. ) 2. кукование 3. глупец, разиня 2. ʹkʋku: a разг. не …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
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Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
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Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
CUCKOO — 1. ['°Ќ°ѓ] сущ. 1) кукушка 2) кукование 3) разг. раззява, разиня Syn: gawk, gaper, scatter-brain 2. ['°Ќ°ѓ] прил.; разг. сумасшедший, чокнутый Syn: crazy, foolish, absurd 3. ['°Ќ°ѓ] межд. ку-ку! 4. ['°Ќ°ѓ] cuckoo.wav гл. а) куковать (о птицах) б) …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
SPIT — слюна; слюноподобное выделение; мокрота - cuckoo spit - frog spit - toad spit
Новый Англо-Русский словарь по биологии
CUCKOO — 1) кукушка; кукушка (Cuculus); обыкновенная кукушка (Cuculus canorus) 2) куковать • - African emerald cuckoo - Asiatic emerald cuckoo - banded day cuckoo - bay-breasted cuckoo - …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь по биологии
SPIT — слюна; слюноподобное выделение; мокрота - cuckoo spit - frog spit - toad spit
Новый Англо-Русский биологический словарь
CUCKOO — 1) кукушка; кукушка ( Cuculus ) ; обыкновенная кукушка ( Cuculus canorus ) 2) куковать • - African emerald cuckoo …
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