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   How do cuckoos get their names?

   • The cuckoo family gets its English and scientific names from the call of the male cuckoo, also familiar from cuckoo clocks. In most cuckoos, the calls are distinctive to particular species, and are useful for identification. Several cryptic speciesare best identified on the basis of their calls.

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   Is a cuckoo a bird?

   • cuckoo (n.) European bird noted for its love-note cry and notorious for parasitism, c. 1300, cokkou (late 12c. as a surname), from Old French cocu "cuckoo," also "cuckold," echoic of the male bird's mating cry (compare Greek kokkyx, Latin cuculus, Middle Irish cuach, Sanskrit kokilas ).

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   Where did the word cuckoo come from?

   • "cuckoo," early 14c., from Old Norse gaukr, from Proto-Germanic *gaukoz (source also of Old English geac "cuckoo," Old High German gouh ); compare gawk. The meaning "fool" attested from c. 1600. These words are like mushrooms growing on the same stump: they are members of one rootless family.

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   Why do Cuckoos call?

   • Cuckoos are often highly secretive, and in many cases, best known for their wide repertoire of calls. These are usually relatively simple, resembling whistles, flutes, or hiccups. The calls are used to demonstrate ownership of a territoryand to attract a mate.

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   What is a common cuckoo?

   • The common cuckoo, also known as the European cuckoo, is a remarkable and fascinating bird, migrating to the UK from Africa every spring. It's famous for its parasitic behaviour, which is specifically brood parasitism where it does not build its own nest and raise its young, but instead tricks another bird species into doing the work for it.

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   What is the scientific name of a cuckoo?

   • The scientific name of the common cuckoo, also known as the European cuckoo, is Cuculus canorus. There are four subspecies of the common cuckoo: C. c. canorus, C. c. bakeri, C. c. bangsi and C. c. subtelephonus.

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   Jun 1, 2018 · cuckoo. (n.) European bird noted for its love-note cry and notorious for parasitism, c. 1300, cokkou (late 12c. as a surname), from Old French cocu "cuckoo," also "cuckold," echoic of the male bird's mating cry (compare Greek kokkyx, Latin cuculus, Middle Irish cuach, Sanskrit kokilas).

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     cuckoo (n.) Oiseau européen connu pour son cri d'amour et...

   • 한국어 (Korean)

     cuckoo 뜻: 뻐꾸기; 유명한 삑삑소리로 알려지고 기생행동으로 유명한 유럽 새, 1300년경,...

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     cuckoo (n.) Ein europäischer Vogel, der für seinen...

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     cuckoo (n.) Uccello europeo noto per il suo grido d'amore e...

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     European bird noted for its love-note cry and notorious for...

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     "hug, embrace so as to keep warm; lie close or snug," 1520s...

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3. en.wiktionary.org › wiki › cuckoocuckoo - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

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   Oct 14, 2024 · Etymology. [edit] From Middle English cokkou, probably from Old French cucu (whence French coucou); ultimately onomatopoeic of the song of the male Common Cuckoo (Cuculus canorus), perhaps via Latin cucūlus (“cuckoo”). Displaced native Old English ġēac (Middle English ȝek (“cuckoo”)). Pronunciation. [edit] (UK) IPA (key): /ˈkʊk.uː/

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5. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › CuckooCuckoo - Wikipedia

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   The cuckoo family gets its English and scientific names from the call of the male cuckoo, also familiar from cuckoo clocks. In most cuckoos, the calls are distinctive to particular species, and are useful for identification. Several cryptic species are best identified on the basis of their calls.

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   The earliest known use of the noun cuckoo is in the Middle English period (1150—1500). OED's earliest evidence for cuckoo is from around 1240, in Cuckoo Song.

7. www.discoverwildlife.com › facts-about-cuckoosCuckoo guide: why they call ‘cuckoo’, how they trick other ...

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   Cuckoo guide: why they call ‘cuckoo’, how they trick other birds, and where they go in winter. With its classic call and famous parasitic behaviour, the cuckoo is familiar bird to many people – even if they've not heard or seen one. Learn more about this harbinger of spring in our expert guide.

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   Scientific name: Cuculus canorus. Considered to be an early sign of spring, the song of the cuckoo sounds the same as its name: ‘cuck-oo’. It can be heard in woodlands and grasslands. Cuckoos famously lay their eggs in the nests of other birds.

9. www.britannica.com › animal › cuckooCuckoo | Migration, Calls & Nesting | Britannica

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   Oct 17, 2024 · Cuckoo, any of numerous birds of the family Cuculidae (order Cuculiformes). The name usually designates some 60 arboreal members of the subfamilies Cuculinae and Phaenicophaeinae. In western Europe “cuckoo,” without modifiers, refers to the most common local form, elsewhere called the common, or.