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cuckoo noun

  /ˈkuː.kuː/ , /ˈkʊk.uː/
  • The sound of that particular bird.
  • A person who inveigles themselves into a place where they should not be (used especially in the phrase a cuckoo in the nest).
 ko-ko, gjøk
  • 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.
 gjøk
cuckoo clock
gjøkur
Philippine cuckoo-dove
filippinergjøkdue
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