Cuckoo

n.
Cuckoo clock ,
a clock so constructed that at the time for striking it gives forth sounds resembling the cry of the cuckoo.
Cuckoo dove (Zoöl.),
a long-tailed pigeon of the genus Macropygia. Many species inhabit the East Indies.
Cuckoo fish (Zoöl.),
the European red gurnard (Trigla cuculus). The name probably alludes to the sound that it utters.
Cuckoo falcon (Zoöl.),
any falcon of the genus Baza. The genus inhabits Africa and the East Indies.
Cuckoo maid (Zoöl.),
the wryneck; -- called also cuckoo mate.
Cuckoo ray (Zoöl.),
a British ray (Raia miraletus).
Cuckoo spit, or Cuckoo spittle
  1. A frothy secretion found upon plants, exuded by the larvae of certain insects, for concealment; -- called also toad spittle and frog spit.
    2. Ground cuckoo ,
    the chaparral cock.