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cuckoo verb

  /ˈkuː.kuː/ , /ˈkʊk.uː/
  • To make the call of a cuckoo.
 куковать

cuckoo noun

  /ˈkuː.kuː/ , /ˈkʊk.uː/
  • A person who inveigles themselves into a place where they should not be (used especially in the phrase a cuckoo in the nest).
 ку-ку, куку́шка, кукушка
  • The sound of that particular bird.
 ку-ку, кукушка
  • 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.
 куку́шка, кукушка
  • (slang) Someone who is crazy.
 ку-ку́
cuckoo clock
часы с кукушкой
Philippine cuckoo-dove
филиппи́нская куку́шковая го́рлица
cloud-cuckoo-land
мир грёз, ска́зочная страна́, страна́ э́льфов
cuckoo sign
жест ку-ку́
cuckoo sing
ку-ку
young cuckoo
кукушонок
common cuckoo
куку́шка
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