COCCYZUS ERYTHROPTHALMUS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Coccyzus erythropthalmus mean? 

• COCCYZUS ERYTHROPTHALMUS (noun)
  The noun COCCYZUS ERYTHROPTHALMUS has 1 sense:

1. North American cuckoo; builds a nest and rears its own young

  Familiarity information: COCCYZUS ERYTHROPTHALMUS used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• COCCYZUS ERYTHROPTHALMUS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

North American cuckoo; builds a nest and rears its own young

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

black-billed cuckoo; Coccyzus erythropthalmus

Hypernyms ("Coccyzus erythropthalmus" is a kind of...):

cuckoo (any of numerous European and North American birds having pointed wings and a long tail)

Holonyms ("Coccyzus erythropthalmus" is a member of...):

Coccyzus; genus Coccyzus (a genus of Cuculidae)