Cuckoo vs. Koel — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Cuckoo and Koel
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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.
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.
Cuckoo
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.
Koel
A cuckoo of the genus Eudynamys, native to Asia, Australia and the Pacific.
Cuckoo
A mad person.
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Koel
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.
Cuckoo
Mad; crazy
People think you're cuckoo
Cuckoo
A grayish bird (Cuculus canorus) of Eurasia and Africa that has a characteristic two-note call and lays its eggs in the nests of birds of other species.
Cuckoo
Any of various other birds of the family Cuculidae.
Cuckoo
The call or cry of one of these birds.
Cuckoo
(Slang) A foolish or crazy person.
Cuckoo
To repeat incessantly, as a cuckoo does its call.
Cuckoo
Lacking in sense; foolish or crazy.
Cuckoo
Any of various birds, of the family Cuculidae, famous for laying its eggs in the nests of other species; but especially a common cuckoo (Cuculus canorus), that has a characteristic two-note call.
Cuckoo
The sound of that particular bird.
Cuckoo
The bird-shaped figure found in cuckoo clocks.
Cuckoo
The cuckoo clock itself.
Cuckoo
A person who inveigles themselves into a place where they should not be (used especially in the phrase a cuckoo in the nest).
Cuckoo
(slang) Someone who is crazy.
Cuckoo
To make the call of a cuckoo.
Cuckoo
To repeat something incessantly. en
Cuckoo
(slang) Crazy; not sane.
I think I'm going cuckoo!
Cuckoo
A bird belonging to Cuculus, Coccyzus, and several allied genera, of many species.
Cuckoo
A man who is a stupid incompetent fool
Cuckoo
Any of numerous European and North American birds having pointed wings and a long tail
Cuckoo
Repeat monotonously, like a cuckoo repeats his call
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