CUCULUS CANORUS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Cuculus canorus mean? 

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

1. common cuckoo of Europe having a distinctive two-note call; lays eggs in the nests of other birds

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• CUCULUS CANORUS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Common cuckoo of Europe having a distinctive two-note call; lays eggs in the nests of other birds

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Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

Cuculus canorus; European cuckoo

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

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

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

Cuculus; genus Cuculus (type genus of the Cuculidae)