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Cuculus

noun

type genus of the Cuculidae

• Syn: ↑genus Cuculus

• Hypernyms: ↑bird genus

• Member Holonyms: ↑Cuculidae, ↑family Cuculidae

• Member Meronyms: ↑European cuckoo, ↑Cuculus canorus

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\\ˈk(y)ük(y)ələs\ noun

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, cuckoo — more at cuckoo

: the type genus of Cuculidae comprising the typical cuckoos

Useful english dictionary. 2012.