Parrot vs. Cuckoo

Parrotnoun

A kind of bird, many species of which are colourful and able to mimic human speech, of the order Psittaciformes or (narrowly) of the family Psittacidae.

‘I bought a wonderful parrot at the pet store.’;

Cuckooadjective

Crazy; not sane.

Parrotnoun

A parroter; a person who repeats the words or ideas of others.

‘What kind of a parrot are you? He just said that.’;

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.

Parrotnoun

(archaic) A puffin.

Cuckoonoun

The sound of that particular bird.

Parrotnoun

Channel coal.

Cuckoonoun

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

Parrotverb

(transitive) To repeat (exactly what has just been said) without necessarily showing understanding, in the manner of a parrot.

‘The interviewee merely parroted the views of her tabloid.’;

Cuckoonoun

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

Parrotnoun

In a general sense, any bird of the order Psittaci.

Cuckoonoun

Someone who is crazy.

Parrotnoun

Any species of Psittacus, Chrysotis, Pionus, and other genera of the family Psittacidæ, as distinguished from the parrakeets, macaws, and lories. They have a short rounded or even tail, and often a naked space on the cheeks. The gray parrot, or jako (Psittacus erithacus) of Africa (see Jako), and the species of Amazon, or green, parrots (Chrysotis) of America, are examples. Many species, as cage birds, readily learn to imitate sounds, and to repeat words and phrases.

Cuckooverb

To make the call of a cuckoo

Parrotverb

To repeat by rote, without understanding, as a parrot.

Cuckooverb

To repeat something incessantly

Parrotverb

To chatter like a parrot.

Cuckoonoun

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

Parrotnoun

usually brightly colored zygodactyl tropical birds with short hooked beaks and the ability to mimic sounds

Cuckoonoun

a man who is a stupid incompetent fool

Parrotnoun

a copycat who does not understand the words or acts being imitated

Cuckoonoun

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

Parrotverb

repeat mindlessly;

‘The students parroted the teacher's words’;

Cuckooverb

repeat monotonously, like a cuckoo repeats his call

Parrot

Parrots, also known as psittacines , are birds of the roughly 398 species in 92 genera comprising the order Psittaciformes , found mostly in tropical and subtropical regions. The order is subdivided into three superfamilies: the Psittacoidea ( parrots), the Cacatuoidea (cockatoos), and the Strigopoidea (New Zealand parrots).

‘true’;

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.