English Dictionary

cuckoo

IPA（発音記号）

/ˈkʊk.uː/

名詞

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Any of various birds, of the family Cuculidae, 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.

日本語の意味

カッコウ：カッコウ科に属する鳥類。自分の卵を他の鳥の巣に産み付ける習性があり、特にカッコウ（Cuculus canorus）は特徴的な2音の鳴き声で知られる。

The cuckoo slipped its egg into a warbler's nest and flew away, leaving the other bird to raise its chick.

カッコウはこっそりムシクイの巣に卵を産み、飛び去って他の鳥にヒナを育てさせた。

意味（1）

Any of various birds, of the family Cuculidae, 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.

He knows me, as the blind man knows the cuckoo, / By the bad voice.

意味（2）

The sound of that particular bird.

意味（3）

The bird-shaped figure found in cuckoo clocks.

意味（4）

The cuckoo clock itself.

意味（5）

A person who inveigles themselves into a place where they should not be (used especially in the phrase a cuckoo in the nest).

意味（6）

(slang) Someone who is crazy.

意味（7）

Alternative form of coo-coo (“Barbadian food”)

cuckoos （ plural ）