CUCULUS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Cuculus mean? 

• CUCULUS (noun)
  The noun CUCULUS has 1 sense:

1. type genus of the Cuculidae

  Familiarity information: CUCULUS used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CUCULUS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Type genus of the Cuculidae

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

Cuculus; genus Cuculus

Hypernyms ("Cuculus" is a kind of...):

bird genus (a genus of birds)

Meronyms (members of "Cuculus"):

Cuculus canorus; European cuckoo (common cuckoo of Europe having a distinctive two-note call; lays eggs in the nests of other birds)

Holonyms ("Cuculus" is a member of...):

Cuculidae; family Cuculidae (includes cuckoo; ani; roadrunner)