cuckoo
US /ˈkʊk.uː/
UK /ˈkʊk.uː/

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布穀鳥
a medium-sized, long-tailed bird, typically with a grey or brown back and barred white underparts, noted for its characteristic two-note call and its habit of laying eggs in the nests of other birds.
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The sound of the cuckoo signaled the arrival of spring.
布穀鳥的叫聲預示著春天的到來。
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The female cuckoo lays her eggs in other birds' nests.
雌性布穀鳥把蛋下在其他鳥的巢裡。