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    CUCULUS CANORUS

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     I. (noun) 

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    Meaning:

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

    Synonyms:

    Cuculus canorus; European cuckoo

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    Nouns denoting animals

    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)

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