CUCULUS

Meaning of CUCULUS in English

ˈk(y)ük(y)ələs noun

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, cuckoo — more at cuckoo

: the type genus of Cuculidae comprising the typical cuckoos

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CUCULUS SATURATUS, CUCULUS SATURATUS SATURATUS — oriental cuckoo
Animal names in Latin and English vocab
CUCULUS FUGAX CUCULUS FUGAX FUGAX — Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo
Animal names in Latin and English vocab
CUCKOO — I. noun (plural ~s) Etymology: Middle English cuccu, of imitative origin Date: 13th century a largely grayish-brown European bird ( …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
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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RED GURNARD — noun 1. : a European gurnard ( Trigla cuculus ) that is chiefly red in color 2. : an Australian …
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PICUCULE — ˈpikyəˌkyül noun ( -s ) Etymology: French, probably from pic woodpecker (from Latin picus ) + Latin cuculus cuckoo — …
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PALLID CUCKOO — noun : a slender light-colored Australian cuckoo ( Cuculus pallidus ) with an irritatingly persistent and monotonous call — called …
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HAWK CUCKOO — noun : any of several Asiatic cuckoos of the genus Cuculus that outwardly resemble hawks — see brain-fever bird
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CUCULIFORMES — ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ləˈfȯr(ˌ)mēz noun plural Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Cuculus + -iformes : a small order of birds comprising the …
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CUCULIDAE — kəˈk(y)üləˌdē noun plural Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Cuculus, type genus + -idae : a family of birds (order …
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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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BRAIN-FEVER BIRD — noun Etymology: from the resemblance of its cry to the words brain fever : an Indian hawk cuckoo ( Cuculus …
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GAVERICK — (n.) The European red gurnard (Trigla cuculus).
Английский словарь Webster
CUCKOO — (n.) A bird belonging to Cuculus, Coccyzus, and several allied genera, of many species.
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GAVERICK — ( n. ) The European red gurnard (Trigla cuculus).
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
CUCKOO — ( n. ) A bird belonging to Cuculus, Coccyzus, and several allied genera, of many species.
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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
GAVERICK — noun the european red gurnard (trigla cuculus).
Webster English vocab
CUCKOO — noun a bird belonging to cuculus, coccyzus, and several allied genera, of many species.
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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
BRAINFEVER BIRD — ■ noun the common hawk cuckoo of India and Sri Lanka, which has a monotonous persistent call. [ Cuculus varius …
Concise Oxford 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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MIMICRY
Britannica English vocabulary
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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AGGRESSIVE MIMICRY — a form of similarity in which a predator or parasite gains an advantage by its resemblance to a third party. …
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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 — 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
CUCKOO — 1) кукушка; кукушка ( Cuculus ) ; обыкновенная кукушка ( Cuculus canorus ) 2) куковать • - African emerald cuckoo …
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