Cuckoo
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وقواق, الوقواق الشائع
a medium-sized bird with a grayish-brown plumage that lays its eggs in the nests of other birds
أمثلة
The cuckoo's melodic call echoed through the forest, signaling the arrival of spring.
صدى النداء اللحني للوقواق عبر الغابة، مشيرًا إلى قدوم الربيع.
With stealthy movements, the cuckoo laid its eggs in the nest of a unsuspecting songbird, tricking it into raising its young.
بحركات خفية، وضعت الوقواق بيضها في عش طائر مغرد غير مرتاب، مخادعة إياه لتربية صغارها.
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a man who is foolish, incompetent, or mentally erratic
أمثلة
Do n't listen to that cuckoo — he has no idea what he's talking about.
The manager called him a cuckoo after the project failed.
to cuckoo
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to repeat monotonously, imitating the repetitive call of a cuckoo bird
أمثلة
He cuckooed the phrase over and over until everyone got bored.
The child cuckooed the song throughout the morning.
