cuckoo
noun /ˈkʊkuː/
/ˈkʊkuː/
(plural cuckoos)
- a bird with a call that sounds like its name. Cuckoos leave their eggs in the nests of other birds.
杜鹃（鸟）；布谷鸟 Collocations DictionaryCuckoo is used before these nouns:- clock
词源Middle English: from Old French cucu, imitative of its call.