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I . cuckoo [ˈkʊku:] N

1. cuckoo ORN:

cuckoo
kukavica f

2. cuckoo (cuckoo's call):

cuckoo
kukanje n
cuckoo
kuku m

3. cuckoo (foolish person):

cuckoo inf!
tepec m
cuckoo inf!
bizgec m

II . cuckoo [ˈkʊku:] ADJ inf

cuckoo
nor
cuckoo
usekan

ˈcuckoo clock N

cuckoo clock
ura f s kukavico

cloud ˈcuckoo land N pej

cloud cuckoo land
sanjski svet m

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They are capable of vocal mimicry and include the calls of many species including lapwings, cuckoos, puppies and squirrels in their song.
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Many species of birds mostly cuckoos, woodcreepers, tanagers, and antbirds feed near the swarms.
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The remains of 84 bird specimens of 18 different species, including motmots, doves, trogons, cuckoos, wrens and orioles, were discovered at one spectral bat roost.
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The great spotted cuckoo's call is a loud "cher-cher-kri-kri" and variations.
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More visible nests were more likely to be selected by the common cuckoos.
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In most cuckoos the calls are distinctive to particular species, and are useful for identification.
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The diversity of the cuckoo's eggs is extraordinary, the forms resembling those of its most usual hosts.
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In addition, there are eight species of stork, five other species of pheasant, six minivets, seventeen different cuckoos, thirty flycatchers, and sixty species of warblers.
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The calls of cuckoos herald the start of spring.
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They show a pattern of moult that differs from those of other parasitic cuckoos.
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