Cuckoo vs. Koel

Cuckooadjective

Crazy; not sane.

Koelnoun

A cuckoo of the genus Eudynamys, native to Asia, Australia and the Pacific.

Cuckoonoun

Any of various birds, of the family Cuculidae, famous for laying its eggs in the nests of other species; but especially the common cuckoo, Cuculus canorus, that has a characteristic two-note call.

Koelnoun

Any one of several species of cuckoos of the genus Eudynamys, found in India, the East Indies, and Australia. They deposit their eggs in the nests of other birds.

Cuckoonoun

The sound of that particular bird.

Koel

The true koels, Eudynamys, are a genus of cuckoos from Asia, Australia and the Pacific. They are large sexually dimorphic cuckoos that eat fruits and insects and have loud distinctive calls.

Cuckoonoun

The bird shaped figure found in Swiss/German clocks (cuckoo clocks) or the clock itself.

Cuckoonoun

Someone found where they shouldn't be (used especially in the phrase a cuckoo in the nest).

Cuckoonoun

Someone who is crazy.

Cuckooverb

To make the call of a cuckoo

Cuckooverb

To repeat something incessantly

Cuckoonoun

A bird belonging to Cuculus, Coccyzus, and several allied genera, of many species.

Cuckoonoun

a man who is a stupid incompetent fool

Cuckoonoun

any of numerous European and North American birds having pointed wings and a long tail

Cuckooverb

repeat monotonously, like a cuckoo repeats his call

Cuckoonoun

a long-tailed, medium-sized bird, typically with a grey or brown back and barred or pale underparts. Many cuckoos lay their eggs in the nests of small songbirds.

Cuckoonoun

a mad person.

Cuckooadjective

mad; crazy

‘people think you're cuckoo’;

Cuckoo

Cuckoos are birds in the Cuculidae family, the sole taxon in the order Cuculiformes . The cuckoo family includes the common or European cuckoo, roadrunners, koels, malkohas, couas, coucals and anis.