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Cuculus

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genus cuculusnoun	type genus of the cuculidae

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Word	Definition
genus cuculusnoun	type genus of the cuculidae
common cuckoonoun	A species of migratory cuckoo, Cuculus canorus, inhabiting Eurasia and Africa, the male of which gives the vocalisation on which the word cuckoo is based.
cyornis	a genus of birds in the Old World flycatcher family Muscicapidae most of which are native to Southeast Asia.
black-billed cuckoo	The black-billed cuckoo (Coccyzus erythropthalmus) is a New World species in the Cuculidae (cuckoo) family.
cacatua	a genus of cockatoos found from the Philippines, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands to Australia.
great spotted cuckoo	The great spotted cuckoo (Clamator glandarius) is a member of the cuckoo order of birds, the Cuculiformes, which also includes the roadrunners, the anis and the coucals.
greater coucal	The greater coucal or crow pheasant (Centropus sinensis), is a large non-parasitic member of the cuckoo order of birds, the Cuculiformes.
jacobin cuckoonoun	Clamator jacobinus, a bird found in Africa and Asia.
cuckoonoun	Any of various birds, of the family Cuculidae within the order Cuculiformes, 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.
kohanoun	(New Zealand) A Māori tradition of reciprocal giving of gifts.
old world flycatchernoun	Any of various small birds of the passerine family Muscicapidae, of Africa and Eurasia; a muscicapid.
squirrel cuckoo	The squirrel cuckoo (Piaya cayana) is a large and active species of cuckoo found in wooded habitats from northwestern Mexico to northern Argentina and Uruguay, and on Trinidad.
cuckooshrikenoun	A bird of any of the species in the family Campephagidae.
muscicapanoun	type genus of the muscicapidae
indian jungle crow	The (Corvus culminatus) a species of crow found across the Indian subcontinent south of the Himalayas.
cotinganoun	Any of the neotropical passerine birds of the family Cotingidae.
large-billed crow	The large-billed crow (Corvus macrorhynchos), formerly referred to widely as the jungle crow, is a widespread Asian species of crow.
channel-billed cuckoonoun	A large, grey cuckoo, Scythrops novaehollandiae, of Indonesia, New Guinea and northeastern Australia,
puffbirdnoun	Any of various tropical passerine birds in the family Bucconidae, related to the jacamars.
parrotnoun	A kind of bird, many species of which are colorful and able to mimic human speech, of the order Psittaciformes or (narrowly) of the family Psittacidae.