CUCULIDAE

Meaning of CUCULIDAE in English

kəˈk(y)üləˌdē noun plural

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from Cuculus, type genus + -idae

: a family of birds (order Cuculiformes) that comprises the cuckoos, including the anis and roadrunners

Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012

RAINBIRD — noun Date: 1555 any of various birds (especially of the family Cuculidae) whose cries are popularly believed to forecast rain
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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
CUCKOO — I. ˈkü(ˌ)kü, ˈku̇(- noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English cuccu, cuckow, of imitative origin like Middle Low German kukuk, …
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RAINBIRD — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun : any of numerous birds chiefly of the family Cuculidae whose cries are popularly believed to augur rain: …
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GEOCOCCYX — ˌjēōˈkäksiks noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from ge- + Greek kokkyx cuckoo — more at cuckoo : a genus …
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CUCULUS — ˈk(y)ük(y)ələs noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, cuckoo — more at cuckoo : the type genus of Cuculidae …
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CUCULI — ˈk(y)ükyəˌlī noun plural Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, plural of cuculus cuckoo — more at cuckoo : a …
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CUCULOID — (a.) Like or belonging to the cuckoos (Cuculidae).
Английский словарь Webster
CUCULOID — ( a. ) Like or belonging to the cuckoos (Cuculidae).
Webster's Revised 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 — 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
RAINBIRD — noun Date: 1555 : any of various birds (especially of the family Cuculidae) whose cries are popularly believed to forecast …
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CUCULOID — adj like or belonging to the cuckoos (cuculidae).
Webster English vocab
CUCKOO — ■ noun a grey or brown bird known for the far-carrying two-note call of the male and for the habit …
Concise Oxford English vocab
RAINBIRD — [rain.bird] n (1555): any of numerous birds (esp. of the family Cuculidae) whose cries are popularly believed to augur rain
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 …
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SWAMP PHEASANT — also called Pheasant Coucal, bird species of the cuckoo family (Cuculidae). See coucal.
Britannica English vocabulary
GUIRA — (Guira guira), bird of eastern tropical South America in the cuckoo family, Cuculidae. It is 40 cm (16 inches) long, …
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GROUND CUCKOO — any of about 15 species of birds constituting the subfamily Neomorphinae of the cuckoo family (Cuculidae), noted for terrestrial habits. …
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GALLIFORM — (order Galliformes), any of the gallinaceous (i.e., fowl-like or chickenlike) birds. The order includes about 240 species, of which the …
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CUCULIFORM — Cuckoo (Cuculus) (order Cuculiformes), any member of the cosmopolitan group containing two very distinct families, the cuckoos (Cuculidae; see photograph) …
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CUCKOO — Cuckoo (Cuculus) any of numerous birds of the family Cuculidae (order Cuculiformes). The name usually designates some 60 arboreal members …
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COUCAL — any of about 27 species of medium to large birds of the genus Centropus of the cuckoo family (Cuculidae). They …
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COUA — any of about 10 species of terrestrial birds of the genus Coua, of the cuckoo family (Cuculidae) found in Madagascar. …
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ANI — any of three species of big-billed, glossy black birds of the genus Crotophaga of the cuckoo family (Cuculidae), of tropical …
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CUCKOO — n. & adj. --n. any bird of the family Cuculidae, esp. Cuculus canorus, having a characteristic cry, and depositing its …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
CUCKOO — n. & adj. n. any bird of the family Cuculidae, esp. Cuculus canorus, having a characteristic cry, and depositing its …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
CUCKOO — n. & adj. --n. any bird of the family Cuculidae, esp. Cuculus canorus, having a characteristic cry, and depositing its …
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CUCKOO — n. Any of some 138 species of tree-dwelling and terrestrial birds of the family Cuculidae. They are found worldwide in …
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