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CUCULUS

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Type genus of the Cuculidae

Synonyms:

Cuculus; genus Cuculus

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

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)

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