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Cuckoo
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κούκος, συχινός
a medium-sized bird with a grayish-brown plumage that lays its eggs in the nests of other birds
Παραδείγματα
The cuckoo's melodic call echoed through the forest, signaling the arrival of spring.
Η μελωδική κλήση του κούκου ηχούσε στο δάσος, σηματοδοτώντας την άφιξη της άνοιξης.
With stealthy movements, the cuckoo laid its eggs in the nest of a unsuspecting songbird, tricking it into raising its young.
Με κρυφές κινήσεις, ο κούκος έβαλε τα αυγά του στη φωλιά ενός αθώου ωδικού πτηνού, εξαπατώντας το να μεγαλώσει τα νεαρά του.
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a man who is foolish, incompetent, or mentally erratic
Παραδείγματα
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
Παραδείγματα
He cuckooed the phrase over and over until everyone got bored.
The child cuckooed the song throughout the morning.
