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cuckoo noun

  /ˈkuː.kuː/ , /ˈkʊk.uː/
  • Any of various birds, of the family Cuculidae within the order Cuculiformes, famous for laying its eggs in the nests of other species; but especially a common cuckoo (Cuculus canorus), that has a characteristic two-note call.
  • The bird-shaped figure found in cuckoo clocks.
käki
  • A person who inveigles themselves into a place where they should not be (used especially in the phrase a cuckoo in the nest).
käki, kukkuu, kukunta
  • The sound of that particular bird.
kukkuu, kukunta

cuckoo verb

  /ˈkuː.kuː/ , /ˈkʊk.uː/
  • To make the call of a cuckoo.
kukkua
  • To repeat something incessantly.
hokea

cuckooing verb

  • call of a cuckoo
kukunta
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