In England the cuckoo is the herald of spring. 在英国杜鹃鸟是报春的使者。
cuckoo
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a man who is a stupid incompetent fool
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any of numerous European and North American birds having pointed wings and a long tail
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repeat monotonously, like a cuckoo repeats his call
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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.
In the midst of these the ripe and rusty Basilio of Nicolay Ghiaurov, with his imposing Slavonic bigness a potential cuckoo in the nest, was all the more effective for his restraint.
A native of Furtwangen in West Germany, a town known for a museum of cuckoo clocks, Her was an employee of the Rome-based Haussman clock company, contracted by the Vatican.
Said one salesman at another house: 'It's like hearing the first cuckoo in spring even though it's pouring'.
In court, the judge said he wasn't going to tolerate a "cuckoo clock trial" which would be constantly interrupted with reviews of classified material before it is introduced in the courtroom.
Add the yellow-billed cuckoo to the list of allies BankAmerica Corp. has enlisted in its flight back to financial health.
There is a danger of going completely cuckoo.' If you were to hold a cuckoo theory would it be that certain sounds, combinations or pitches can reach certain parts of the human psyche? 'Of the human spirit, not psyche.
There is a danger of going completely cuckoo.' If you were to hold a cuckoo theory would it be that certain sounds, combinations or pitches can reach certain parts of the human psyche? 'Of the human spirit, not psyche.
The Swiss have fought two civil wars since the 16th century and did not invent the cuckoo clock.
Even if we never saw David Lynch's TV serial, we read about its cult status and cuckoo stylistics.