cuckoo
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In Costa Rica, a rufous-vented ground cuckoo snatches a cicada fleeing an army ant swarm.
From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026
"Switzerland has nurtured many unexpected good things -- Albert Einstein's physics, the world economy, and the cuckoo clock leap to mind -- and is again helping the world appreciate improbable people and ideas."
From Barron's • Mar. 10, 2026
The cuckoo is a parasitic bird that deposits its eggs in the nests of other birds, who then raise its hatchlings with their own.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 4, 2025
Like everyone in the movie, he sounds confident and totally cuckoo.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 23, 2025
Bobby’s portrait was particularly severe, with his ears akimbo and his mouth open, making him look as if he were...well, cuckoo.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
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