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Cuckoo
01
cuculo
a medium-sized bird with a grayish-brown plumage that lays its eggs in the nests of other birds
Esempi
The cuckoo's melodic call echoed through the forest, signaling the arrival of spring.
Il richiamo melodioso del cuculo echeggiò attraverso la foresta, segnalando l'arrivata della primavera.
With stealthy movements, the cuckoo laid its eggs in the nest of a unsuspecting songbird, tricking it into raising its young.
Con movimenti furtivi, il cuculo depose le sue uova nel nido di un uccello canoro ignaro, ingannandolo per fargli allevare i suoi piccoli.
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a man who is foolish, incompetent, or mentally erratic
Esempi
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
01
to repeat monotonously, imitating the repetitive call of a cuckoo bird
Esempi
He cuckooed the phrase over and over until everyone got bored.
The child cuckooed the song throughout the morning.
