English noun: cuckoo |
1. | cuckoo (person) a man who is a stupid incompetent fool |
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| Synonyms | bozo, fathead, goof, goofball, goose, jackass, twat, zany |
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| Broader (hypernym) | fool, muggins, sap, saphead, tomfool |
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2. | cuckoo (animal) any of numerous European and North American birds having pointed wings and a long tail |
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| Broader (hypernym) | cuculiform bird |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | ani, black-billed cuckoo, chaparral cock, Coccyzus erythropthalmus, coucal, Cuculus canorus, European cuckoo, Geococcyx californianus, roadrunner |
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| Member meronym | Cuculidae, family Cuculidae |
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