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n.
布谷鸟钟(报时似布谷鸟叫声的钟)



    cuckoo clock
    [ noun ]
    clock that announces the hours with a sound like the call of the cuckoo
    <noun.artifact>


    Cuckoo \Cuck"oo\ (k[oo^]k"[=oo]), n. [OE. coccou, cukkow, F.
    coucou, prob. of imitative origin; cf. L. cuculus, Gr. ????,
    Skr. k?ki?a, G. kuckuk, D. koekoek.] (Zo["o]l.)
    A bird belonging to {Cuculus}, {Coccyzus}, and several allied
    genera, of many species.

    Note: The European cuckoo ({Cuculus canorus}) builds no nest
    of its own, but lays its eggs in the nests of other
    birds, to be hatched by them. The American
    yellow-billed cuckoo ({Coccyzus Americanus}) and the
    black-billed cuckoo ({Coccyzus erythrophthalmus}) build
    their own nests.

    {Cuckoo clock}, a clock so constructed that at the time for
    striking it gives forth sounds resembling the cry of the
    cuckoo.

    {Cuckoo dove} (Zo["o]l.), a long-tailed pigeon of the genus
    {Macropygia}. Many species inhabit the East Indies.

    {Cuckoo fish} (Zo["o]l.), the European red gurnard ({Trigla
    cuculus}). The name probably alludes to the sound that it
    utters.

    {Cuckoo falcon} (Zo["o]l.), any falcon of the genus {Baza}.
    The genus inhabits Africa and the East Indies.

    {Cuckoo maid} (Zo["o]l.), the wryneck; -- called also {cuckoo
    mate}.

    {Cuckoo ray} (Zo["o]l.), a British ray ({Raia miraletus}).

    {Cuckoo spit}, or {Cuckoo spittle}.
    (a) A frothy secretion found upon plants, exuded by the
    larvae of certain insects, for concealment; -- called
    also {toad spittle} and {frog spit}.
    (b) (Zo["o]l.) A small hemipterous insect, the larva of
    which, living on grass and the leaves of plants, exudes
    this secretion. The insects belong to {Aphrophora},
    {Helochara}, and allied genera.

    {Ground cuckoo}, the chaparral cock.

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