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cuckoo/ˈkʊku:/ n. & adj.●n. a long-tailed songbird of the family Cuculidae, esp. the migratory European bird Cuculus canorus, which has a characteristic two-note call and deposits its eggs in the nests of small birds which rear the young as their own 杜鹃，布谷鸟(杜鹃科鸣禽，因其叫声似“布谷”而得名。该鸟总是将卵排在其他鸟类的巢中代其孵化) ●predic. adj. colloq. crazy, foolish [口]疯狂的，癫狂的；愚蠢的 □ cuckoo in the nest an unwelcome intruder 不速之客，闯入者 [Middle English from Old French cucu, imitative] |