cuckooing
present participle of cuckoo
cuckooing (plural cuckooings)
The call of a cuckoo.
Source: Wiktionary
Cuck"oo (kk"), n. Etym: [OE. coccou, cukkow, F. coucou, prob. of imitative origin; cf. L. cuculus, Gr. k, G. kuckuk, D. koekoek.] (Zoƶl.)
Definition: A bird belonging to Cuculus, Coccyzus, and several allied genera, of many species.
Note: The European cuckoo (Cuculus canorus) builds no nest of its own, but lays its eggs in the nests of other birds, to be hatched by them. The American yellow-billed cuckoo (Coccyzus Americanus) and the black-billed cuckoo (C. erythrophthalmus) build their own nests. Cuckoo bee (Zool.), a bee, parasitic in the larval stage in the nests of other bees, feeding either upon their food or larvae. They belong to the genera Nomada, Melecta, Epeolus, and others.
– Cuckoo clock, a clock so constructed that at the time for striking it gives forth sounds resembling the cry of the cuckoo.
– Cuckoo dove (Zoƶl.), a long-tailed pigeon of the genus Macropygia. Many species inhabit the East Indies.
– Cuckoo fish (Zoƶl.), the European red gurnard (Trigla cuculus). The name probably alludes to the sound that it utters.
– Cuckoo falcon (Zoƶl.), any falcon of the genus Baza. The genus inhabits Africa and the East Indies.
– Cuckoo maid (Zoƶl.), the wryneck; -- called also cuckoo mate.
– Cuckoo ray (Zoƶl.), a British ray (Raia miraletus).
– Cuckoo spit, or Cuckoo spittle. (a) A frothy secretion found upon plants, exuded by the larvae of certain insects, for concealment; -- called also toad spittle and frog spit. (b) (Zoƶl.) A small hemipterous insect, the larva of which, living on grass and the leaves of plants, exudes this secretion. The insects belong to Aphrophora, Helochara, and allied genera.
– Ground cuckoo, the chaparral cock.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
28 May 2024
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