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Cuckoo
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зозуля, звичайна зозуля
a medium-sized bird with a grayish-brown plumage that lays its eggs in the nests of other birds
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The cuckoo's melodic call echoed through the forest, signaling the arrival of spring.
Мелодійний поклик зозулі лунав лісом, сигналізуючи про прихід весни.
With stealthy movements, the cuckoo laid its eggs in the nest of a unsuspecting songbird, tricking it into raising its young.
Непомітними рухами зозуля відклала свої яйця в гніздо нічого не підозрюючої співочої пташки, обдуривши її, щоб вона виростила її пташенят.
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a man who is foolish, incompetent, or mentally erratic
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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
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He cuckooed the phrase over and over until everyone got bored.
The child cuckooed the song throughout the morning.
