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Cuckoo spit
Cuckoo Cuck"oo (k??k"??), 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 species. Note: The European cuckoo (Cuculus canorus) builds no nest of its own, but lays its eggs in the nests of other birds, to be hatched by them. The American yellow-billed cuckoo (Coccyzus Americanus) and the black-billed cuckoo (C. erythrophthalmus) build their own nests. Cuckoo bee (Zool.), a bee, parasitic in the larval stage in the nests of other bees, feeding either upon their food or larvae. They belong to the genera Nomada, Melecta, Epeolus, and others. Cuckoo clock, a clock so constructed that at the time for striking it gives forth sounds resembling the cry of the cuckoo. Cuckoo dove (Zo["o]l.), a long-tailed pigeon of the genus Macropygia. Many species inhabit the East Indies. Cuckoo fish (Zo["o]l.), the European red gurnard (Trigla cuculus). The name probably alludes to the sound that it utters. Cuckoo falcon (Zo["o]l.), any falcon of the genus Baza. The genus inhabits Africa and the East Indies. Cuckoo maid (Zo["o]l.), the wryneck; -- called also cuckoo mate. Cuckoo ray (Zo["o]l.), a British ray (Raia miraletus). Cuckoo spit, or Cuckoo spittle. (a) A frothy secretion found upon plants, exuded by the larvae of certain insects, for concealment; -- called also toad spittle and frog spit. (b) (Zo["o]l.) A small hemipterous insect, the larva of which, living on grass and the leaves of plants, exudes this secretion. The insects belong to Aphrophora, Helochara, and allied genera. Ground cuckoo, the chaparral cock.

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- Cercopidae are the largest family of Cercopoidea, a xylem-feeding insect group, commonly called froghoppers. They belong to the hemipteran suborder Auchenorrhyncha...
- Dead") (ISBN 0-5634-8641-4) The Doctor Who Storybook 2007 (short story "Cuckoo-Spit") (ISBN 1-84653-001-6) The Doctor Who Storybook 2009 (short story "Cold")...
- dated tale refers to 'cuckoo spit', which the plant is sometimes covered in, due to a bug called the froghopper and not the cuckoo. The species is commonly...
- following year. Pappus of Cirsium arvense A creeping thistle with a "cuckoo spit" Variation in leaf characters (texture, vestiture, segmentation, spininess)...
- therefore commonly known as spittlebugs and their foam as cuckoo spit, frog spit, or snake spit. This characteristic spittle production is ****ociated with...
- tree Elder Goocoo Cuckoo Goocoo pint Wild arum, snakeshead, Arum maculatum Goocoo's bread Wood sorrel Goocoo spettle or Spume Cuckoo spit, a white froth...
- "Hanasakajijii (Three: The Man Who Made Dead Trees Bloom)" – 4:26 "Cuckoo Spitting Blood" – 3:05 "Kasa No Hone (The Umbrella's Bones)" – 2:08 Recorded...
- # Title Featuring Writer Release Date 1 "Cuckoo-Spit" Rose Tyler Mark Gatiss 2006 2 "The Cat Came Back" Rose Tyler Gareth Roberts 2006 3 "Gravestone House"...
- Tomorrow/The Sound of Free Speech Popt May 2000 7" vinyl Gadfly Adolescence/Cuckoo Spit Open Season 12 November 2001 7" vinyl I Are Becoming Instinct/Coming...
- from the University of Oregon in 1957. He began writing One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest in 1960 after completing a graduate fellowship in creative writing...