Cuckoo

n.

1.

(Zool.) A bird belonging to Cuculus, Coccyzus, and several allied genera, of many species. Cuckoo clock a clock so constructed that at the time for striking it gives forth sounds resembling the cry of the cuckoo. Cuckoo dove (Zool.) a long-tailed pigeon of the genus Macropygia. Many species inhabit the East Indies. Cuckoo fish (Zool.) the European red gurnard (Trigla cuculus). The name probably alludes to the sound that it utters. Cuckoo falcon (Zool.) any falcon of the genus Baza. The genus inhabits Africa and the East Indies. Cuckoo maid (Zool.) the wryneck; - called also cuckoo mate. Cuckoo ray (Zool.) a British ray (Raia miraletus). Cuckoo spit a - A frothy secretion found upon plants, exuded by the larvae of certain insects, for concealment; - called also toad spittle and frog spit. b - (Zool.) 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.

Noun	1.	cuckoo - a man who is a stupid incompetent fool Synonyms: bozo, fathead, goof, goofball, jackass, twat, zany, goose
	2.	cuckoo - any of numerous European and North American birds having pointed wings and a long tail
Verb	1.	cuckoo - repeat monotonously, like a cuckoo repeats his call

To see a cuckoo in your dream, represents timing and fate. You need to change your direction or alter your approach in how your pursue some situation.Philomel, ape, balmy, bananas, barmy, bats, batty, beany, bonkers, buggy, bughouse, bugs, bulbul, cackle, call, canary, carol, caw, chatter, cheep, chirk, chirp, chirr, chirrup, chitter, chuck, clack, cluck, cock-a-doodle-doo, conformist, coo, copier, copycat, copyist, counterfeiter, crackbrain, crackbrained, cracked, crackers, crank, cranky, crazed, crazy, croak, cronk, crow, daffy, daft, ding-a-ling, dippy, dissembler, dissimulator, dotty, drum, echo, echoer, echoist, faker, feathered songster, flaky, flipped, forger, freaked-out, fruitcakey, fruity, gabble, gaga, gaggle, gobble, goofy, guggle, harebrain, haywire, honk, hoo, hoot, hypocrite, imitator, impersonator, impostor, just plain nuts, kook, kooky, lark, loony, loopy, lunatic, mavis, mime, mimer, mimic, mimicker, mocker, mockingbird, monkey, nightingale, nut, nuts, nutty, off the hinges, off the track, off the wall, oriole, parrot, peep, phony, pip, pipe, plagiarist, poll-parrot, polly, polly-parrot, poseur, potty, quack, ringdove, roll, round the bend, scold, screwball, screwballs, screwy, sheep, simulator, sing, singing bird, slaphappy, song sparrow, songbird, songster, squawk, thrush, trill, tweet, twit, twitter, wacky, warble, warbler, whistle

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