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Cowbird vs Cuckoo - What's the difference?

cowbird | cuckoo |

As nouns the difference between cowbird and cuckoo

is that cowbird is a small North American blackbird (Molothrus ater) that lays its eggs in the nests of other birds while cuckoo is any of various birds, of the family Cuculidae, famous for laying its eggs in the nests of other species; but especially the pedia=1, Cuculus canorus, that has a characteristic two-note call.

As an adjective cuckoo is

crazy; not sane.

As a verb cuckoo is

to make the call of a cuckoo.

cowbird

English

Noun

(wikipedia cowbird) (en noun)
  • A small North American blackbird (Molothrus ater ) that lays its eggs in the nests of other birds.

    • cuckoo

    English

    (wikipedia cuckoo)

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Crazy; not sane.

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • Any of various birds, of the family Cuculidae, famous for laying its eggs in the nests of other species; but especially the , Cuculus canorus , that has a characteristic two-note call.
  • The sound of that particular bird.
  • The bird shaped figure found in Swiss/German clocks (cuckoo clocks) or the clock itself.
  • Someone found where they shouldn't be (used especially in the phrase a cuckoo in the nest ).
  • Someone who is crazy.

    • Related terms

    * cuckoo clock * cuckoo dove * * cuckoo's egg * cloud-cuckoo-land * cuculine (rare) * cuckoo sign

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To make the call of a cuckoo
  • To repeat something incessantly