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1 cuckoo
['kʊkuː]nome cuculo m.* * *['kuku:]plural - cuckoos; noun(a bird, named after its call, which lays eggs in the nests of other birds.) cuculo, cucù* * *['kʊkuː]1. ncuculo, cucù m inv2. adjfam tocco (-a), matto (-a)* * *cuckoo /ˈkʊku:/A n. (pl. cuckoos)(zool., Cuculus canorus) cuculoB a.(fam. antiq.) eccentrico; strambo; pazzo; matto● cuckoo clock, orologio a cucù □ (bot.) cuckoo-flower, ( Cardamine pratensis) cardamine (o billeri, o crescione) dei prati; viola dei pesci (region.); ( Lychnis flos-cuculi) fior di cuculo; ( Oxalis acetosella) acetosella, alleluia □ (fig.) a cuckoo in the nest, un cuculo nel nido □ (fam. antiq. USA) cuckoo's nest, manicomio □ (bot.) cuckoo pint ( Arum maculatum), aro; gigaro; pan di serpe; lingua di serpe; piè di vitello □ (fam.) cuckoo spit, schiuma bianca della larva della sputacchina ( insetto degli Omotteri).(to) cuckoo /ˈkʊku:/v. i.fare cuccù; fare il verso del cuculo.* * *['kʊkuː]nome cuculo m.
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Cuckoo spit — Cuckoo Cuck oo (k[oo^]k [=oo]), n. [OE. coccou, cukkow, F. coucou, prob. of imitative origin; cf. L. cuculus, Gr. ????, Skr. k?ki?a, G. kuckuk, D. koekoek.] (Zo[ o]l.) A bird belonging to {Cuculus}, {Coccyzus}, and several allied genera, of many… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
cuckoo spit — or cuckoo spittle n. 1. a frothy substance produced on plants by the nymphs of spittlebugs to envelop their larvae 2. such an insect * * * … Universalium
cuckoo spit — or cuckoo spittle n. 1. a frothy substance produced on plants by the nymphs of spittlebugs to envelop their larvae 2. such an insect … English World dictionary
cuckoo spit — noun 1. also cuckoo spittle a. : a frothy secretion exuded upon plants by the nymphs of spittle insects called also frog spit, snake spit, toad spit b. : an insect secreting this : spittle insect 2 … Useful english dictionary
cuckoo-spit — /kooh kooh spit , kook ooh /, n. 1. Also called frog spit. a frothy secretion found on plants, exuded by the young of certain insects, as the froghoppers, and serving as a protective covering. 2. an insect that produces this secretion. [1350… … Universalium
cuckoo-spit — cuck′oo spit n. 1) ent Also called frog spit a frothy secretion found on plants, exuded by the young of certain insects, as the froghoppers. 2) ent such an insect • Etymology: 1350–1400; ME cokkowespitle … From formal English to slang
cuckoo-spit — /kooh kooh spit , kook ooh /, n. 1. Also called frog spit. a frothy secretion found on plants, exuded by the young of certain insects, as the froghoppers, and serving as a protective covering. 2. an insect that produces this secretion. [1350… … Useful english dictionary
cuckoo-spit — /ˈkʊku spɪt/ (say kookooh spit) noun 1. a frothy secretion found on plants, exuded as a protective covering by the young of certain insects, as the froghoppers. 2. an insect secreting this …
cuckoo spit — noun Date: 1592 1. a frothy secretion exuded on plants by the nymphs of spittle insects 2. spittlebug … New Collegiate Dictionary
cuckoo spit — noun A frothy mass of white liquid that is secreted onto plants by froghopper larvae and serving as a protective covering … Wiktionary
cuckoo spit — Mawdesley Glossary froth on grass stems which contains an inseot … English dialects glossary