cuckoos
Brood parasite birds
Cuckoos are birds known for their distinctive two-note call.
Many species are brood parasites—they lay eggs in other birds' nests, leaving the foster parents to raise their young.
A cuckoo clock announces hours with a mechanical bird and this call.
As an adjective, cuckoo means crazy or foolish: That plan is absolutely cuckoo.
The informal noun follows: He's a total cuckoo.
Avian musical vocalizations
- vocalizationProducing sounds with voice
- songMusical piece with words
- callContact by phone
- cryVocal expression of emotion
echo · resonance · repetition · distinctive · haunting · melodic
Scientific study of birds
- fledglingInexperienced newcomer
- cowbirdsParasitic nesting songbirds
- honeyguidesBirds indicating bee colonies
- feathersBird's lightweight covering
plumage · beak · migration · nesting · egg-laying · hatchling · songbirds · warbler
Mentally unhinged
- madUnhinged or enraged
- foolishLacking good sense
- nuttyEccentric or almond-flavored
- kookyOddball in manner
zany · oddball · eccentric · loony · batty · peculiar · wacky · unhinged
Denial of acceptance
- deceptionIntentional misleading of others
- exploitationSelfish use of others
- cowbirdBrood-parasitic passerine
Hour-measuring device
- chimesTuned percussion bells
- pendulumSuspended swinging weight
- mechanicalOperated by machinery
- hourlyOnce each sixty minutes
carved · wooden · Swiss · German · traditional · antique · weights · bellows
Betrayed spouse, specifically male
- adulteryMarried person's sexual betrayal
- betrayalBreaking of trust
- unfaithfulnessBreach of romantic commitment
- hornsBony animal projections
cheating · affair · Shakespeare · Elizabethan · jealousy · dishonor
birdsong
Avian musical vocalizations
- vocalizationProducing sounds with voice
- songMusical piece with words
- callContact by phone
cry · echo · resonance · repetition · distinctive · haunting · melodic
ornithology
Scientific study of birds
- fledglingInexperienced newcomer
- cowbirdsParasitic nesting songbirds
- honeyguidesBirds indicating bee colonies
feathers · plumage · beak · migration · nesting · egg-laying · hatchling · songbirds · warbler · species
crazy
Mentally unhinged
kooky · zany · oddball · eccentric · loony · batty · peculiar · wacky · unhinged · touched
rejection
Denial of acceptance
- deceptionIntentional misleading of others
- exploitationSelfish use of others
- cowbirdBrood-parasitic passerine
timepiece
Hour-measuring device
- chimesTuned percussion bells
- pendulumSuspended swinging weight
- mechanicalOperated by machinery
hourly · carved · wooden · Swiss · German · traditional · antique · weights · bellows · figurine
cuckold
Betrayed spouse, specifically male
- adulteryMarried person's sexual betrayal
- betrayalBreaking of trust
- unfaithfulnessBreach of romantic commitment
horns · cheating · affair · Shakespeare · Elizabethan · jealousy · dishonor
cuckoosemperor penguins
Largest Antarctic seabird species
albatrosses · penguins · robins · swans · eagles
- cuckoo clocksWall timepieces with emerging birds
- cuckoo's nestBrood parasite's home
- cloud cuckoo landRealm of absurd optimism
- One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
- cuckoo's eggParasitic bird's planted offspring
- cuckoo for Cocoa PuffsIrrationally obsessed with something