Associations to the word «Cuculus»

Wiktionary

CUCULUS, proper noun. A taxonomic genus within the family Cuculidae.
CUCULUS CANORUS, proper noun. A taxonomic species within the family Cuculidae   — the common cuckoo.
CUCULUS CLAMOSUS, proper noun. A taxonomic species within the family Cuculidae   — the black cuckoo.
CUCULUS CRASSIROSTRIS, proper noun. A taxonomic species within the family Cuculidae   — the Sulawesi cuckoo.
CUCULUS GULARIS, proper noun. A taxonomic species within the family Cuculidae   — the African cuckoo.
CUCULUS LEPIDUS, proper noun. A taxonomic species within the family Cuculidae   — the Sunda cuckoo.
CUCULUS MICROPTERUS, proper noun. A taxonomic species within the family Cuculidae   — the Indian cuckoo.
CUCULUS OPTATUS, proper noun. A taxonomic species within the family Cuculidae   — the oriental cuckoo.
CUCULUS POLIOCEPHALUS, proper noun. A taxonomic species within the family Cuculidae   — the lesser cuckoo.
CUCULUS ROCHII, proper noun. A taxonomic species within the family Cuculidae   — the Madagascar cuckoo.
CUCULUS SATURATUS, proper noun. A taxonomic species within the family Cuculidae   — the Himalayan cuckoo.
CUCULUS SOLITARIUS, proper noun. A taxonomic species within the family Cuculidae   — the red-chested cuckoo.

Dictionary definition

CUCULUS, noun. Type genus of the Cuculidae.

Wise words

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