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Crystallizable (krĭst�llīzȧb'l), a. Capable of being crystallized; that may be formed into crystals.
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Crystallization (krĭst�llĭzāshŭn), n. [Cf. F. cristallization.] 1. (Chem. & Min.) The act or process by which a substance in solidifying assumes the form and structure of a crystal, or becomes crystallized; the formation of crystals.
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2. The body formed by crystallizing; as, silver on precipitation forms arborescent crystallizations.
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☞ The systems of crystallization are the several classes to which the forms are mathematically referable. They are most simply described according to the relative lengths and inclinations of certain assumed lines called axes; but the real distinction is the degree of symmetry characterizing them. 1. The Isometric system, or The Monometric system has the axes all equal, as in the cube, octahedron, etc. 2. The Tetragonal system, or The Dimetric system has a varying vertical axis, while the lateral are equal, as in the right square prism. 3. The Orthorhombic system, or The Trimetric system has the three axes unequal, as in the rectangular and rhombic prism. In this system, the lateral axes are called, respectively, macrodiagonal and brachydiagonal. -- The preceding are erect forms, the axes intersecting at right angles. The following are oblique. 4. The Monoclinic system, having one of the intersections oblique, as in the oblique rhombic prism. In this system, the lateral axes are called respectively, clinodiagonal and orthodiagonal. 5. The Triclinic system, having all the three intersections oblique, as in the oblique rhomboidal prism. There is also: 6. The Hexagonal system (one division of which is called Rhombohedral), in which there are three equal lateral axes, and a vertical axis of variable length, as in the hexagonal prism and the rhombohedron.
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☞ The Diclinic system, sometimes recognized, with two oblique intersections, is only a variety of the Triclinic.
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Crystallize (krĭst�llīz), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Crystallized (-līzd); p. pr. & vb. n. Crystallizing.] [Cf. F. cristalliser. See .] To cause to form crystals, or to assume the crystalline form.
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crystallize, v. i. To be converted into a crystal; to take on a crystalline form, through the action of crystallogenic or cohesive attraction; to precipitate from a solution in the form of crystals.
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crystallized adj. 1. smoothly coated with crystals of sugar; -- used especially of fruits.
Syn. -- candied, glacé, glacéed.
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2. caused to form into crystals; hence, in a crystalline form.
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{ Crystallogenic (-l?-j?n?k), Crystallogenical (-?-kal), } a. Pertaining to the production of crystals; crystal-producing; as, crystallogenic attraction.
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Crystallogeny (kr?stal-l?j?-n?), n. [Gr. krystallos crystal + root of gignesqai to be born.] The science which pertains to the production of crystals.
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Crystallographer (krĭst�llŏgrȧfẽr), n. One who describes crystals, or the manner of their formation; one versed in crystallography.
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{ Crystallographic (-l?-gr?f?k), Crystallographical (-?-kal), } a. [Cf. F. crystallographique.] Pertaining to crystallography.
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Crystallographically, adv. In the manner of crystallography.
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Crystallography (krĭst�llŏgrȧf�), n. [Gr. krystallos crystal + -graphy: cf. F. cristallographie. See .] 1. The doctrine or science of crystallization, teaching the system of forms among crystals, their structure, and their methods of formation.
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2. A discourse or treatise on crystallization.
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Crystalloid (krĭst�lloid), a. [Gr. krystallos crystal + -oid.] Crystal-like; transparent like crystal.
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Crystalloid, n. 1. (Chem.) A body which, in solution, diffuses readily through animal membranes, and generally is capable of being crystallized; -- opposed to colloid.
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2. (Bot.) One of the microscopic particles resembling crystals, consisting of protein matter, which occur in certain plant cells; -- called also protein crystal.
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Crystallology (krĭst�llŏl�j�), n. [Gr. krystallos crystal + -logy.] The science of the crystalline structure of inorganic bodies.
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Crystallomancy (-l?-m?ns?), n. [Gr. krystallos crystal + -mancy.] Divination by means of a crystal or other transparent body, especially a beryl.
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Crystallometry (-l?m?-tr?), n. [Gr. krystallos crystal + -metry.] The art of measuring crystals.
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Crystallurgy (-l?rj?), n. [Gr. krystallos crystal + 'ergon work.] Crystallization.
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CSA prop. n. acronym for the .
Syn. -- Confederate States of America, the confederacy.
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C-section n. contraction of .
Syn. -- cesarean section, cesarian section, , cesarean, cesarian, caesarean.
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Ctenocyst (tēn�sĭst), n. [Gr. kteis, ktenos, comb + kystis bladder.] (Zoöl.) An organ of the Ctenophora, supposed to be sensory.
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Ctenoid (tēnoid or tĕnoid), a. (Zoöl.) (a) Having a comblike margin, as a ctenoid scale. (b) Pertaining to the Ctenoidei. -- n. A ctenoidean.
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Ctenoidean (t�noid��n), a. (Zoöl.) Relating to the Ctenoidei. -- n. One of the Ctenoidei.
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Ctenoidei (-?-?), n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ��, ��, comb + -oid.] (Zoöl.) A group of fishes, established by Agassiz, characterized by having scales with a pectinated margin, as in the perch. The group is now generally regarded as artificial.
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Ctenophora (t?-n?f?-r?), n. pl. [NL., from Gr. ��, ��, comb + �� to carry.] (Zoöl.) A phylum of invertebrates, commonly ellipsoidal in shape, swimming by means of eight longitudinal rows of paddles. They are commonly called the comb jellies, because the separate paddles somewhat resemble combs. This phylum was formerly classified as a subdivision (class) within the Cœlenterata.
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Ctenophore (t?n?-f?r), n. (Zoöl.) One of the Ctenophora.
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{ Ctenophoric (t?n?-f?r?k), Ctenophorous (t?-n?f?-r?s), } a. (Zoöl.) Of or pertaining to the Ctenophora.
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Ctenostomata (t?n?-st?m?-t?), n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ��, ��, comb + ��, -�� mouth.] (Zoöl.) A suborder of Bryozoa, usually having a circle of bristles below the tentacles.
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Cu n. the chemical symbol for .
Syn. -- copper.
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Cub (kŭb), n. [Cf. Ir. cuib cub, whelp, young dog, Ir. & Gael. cu dog; akin to E. hound.] 1. A young animal, esp. the young of the bear.
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2. Jocosely or in contempt, a boy or girl, esp. an awkward, rude, ill-mannered boy.
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O, thou dissembling cub! what wilt thou be
When time hath sowed a grizzle on thy case? Shak.
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Cub, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. Cubbed (kŭbd); p. pr. & vb. n. Cubbing.] To bring forth; -- said of animals, or in contempt, of persons. “Cubb'd in a cabin.” Dryden.
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Cub, n. [Cf. a young animal.] 1. A stall for cattle. [Obs.]
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I would rather have such . . . .in cub or kennel than in my closet or at my table. Landor.
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2. A cupboard. [Obs.] Laud.
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Cub, v. t. To shut up or confine. [Obs.] Burton.
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Cuba (kūbȧ), prop. n. 1. a country on the island of Cuba.
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2. the largest island in the West Indies.
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Cuban (kūb�n), prop. a. Of or pertaining to Cuba or its inhabitants. -- n. A native or an inhabitant of Cuba.
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Cubation (k?-b?sh?n), n. [L. cubatio, fr. cubare to lie down.] The act of lying down; a reclining. [Obs.]
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Cubatory (k?b?-t?-r?), a. [L. cubator he who lies down, fr. cubare.] Lying down; recumbent. [R.]
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Cubature (k?b?-t?r; 135), n. [L. cubus cube: cf. F. cubature. See .] The process of determining the solid or cubic contents of a body.
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Cubbridge-head (k?br?jj-h?d), n. (Naut.) A bulkhead on the forecastle and half deck of a ship.
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{ Cubby (k?bb?), Cubbyhole (-h?l), } n. [See a stall.] A snug or confined or secluded place; a small room or a snug space within a room.
Syn. -- snuggery, snug.
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cubbyhole n. a small compartment.
Syn. -- pigeonhole.
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Cubdrawn (k?bdr?n), a. Sucked by cubs. [R.]
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This night, wherein the cub-drawn bear would couch. Shak.
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Cube (kūb), n. [F. cube, L. cubus, fr. Gr. �� a cube, a cubical die.] 1. (Geom.) A regular solid body, with six equal square sides.
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2. (Math.) The product obtained by taking a number or quantity three times as a factor; as, 4x4=16, and 16x4=64, the cube of 4.
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Coloq. Cube ore (Min.), pharmacosiderite. It commonly crystallizes in cubes of a green color. -- Coloq. Cube root . (Math.), the number or quantity which, multiplied into itself, and then into the product, produces the given cube; thus, 3 is the cube root of 27, for 3x3x3 = 27. -- Coloq. Cube spar (Min.), anhydrite; anhydrous calcium sulphate.
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Cube, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Cubed (kūbd); p. pr. & vb. n. Cubing.] To raise to the third power; to obtain the cube of.
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Cubeb (kūbĕb), n. [F. cubèbe (cf. It. cubebe, Pr., Sp., Pg., & NL. cubeba), fr. Ar. kabābat.] The small, spicy berry of a species of pepper (Piper Cubeba; in (Med.), Cubeba officinalis), native in Java and Borneo, but now cultivated in various tropical countries. The dried unripe fruit is much used in medicine as a stimulant and purgative.
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cubebic (k?-b?b?k), a. Pertaining to, or derived from, cubebs; as, cubebic acid (a soft olive-green resin extracted from cubebs).
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cube-shaped cubical adj. Shaped like or approximately like a cube.
Syn. -- cubelike, cubiform, cuboid, cuboidal.
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Cubhood (k?bh??d), n. The state of being a cub. [Jocose] “From cubhood to old age.” W. B. Dawkins.
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{ Cubic (k?b?k), Cubical (-b?-kal), } a. [L. cubicus, Gr. ��: cf. F. cubique. See .] 1. Having the form or properties of a cube; contained, or capable of being contained, in a cube.
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2. (Crystallog.) Isometric or monometric; as, cubic cleavage. See .
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Coloq. Cubic equation , an equation in which the highest power of the unknown quantity is a cube. -- Coloq. Cubic foot , a volume equivalent to a cubical solid which measures a foot in each of its dimensions. -- Coloq. Cubic number , a number produced by multiplying a number into itself, and that product again by the same number. See . -- Coloq. Cubical parabola (Geom.), two curves of the third degree, one plane, and one on space of three dimensions.
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Cubic, n. (Geom.) A curve of the third degree.
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Coloq. Circular cubic . See under .
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Cubically, adv. In a cubical method.
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Cubicalness, n. The quality of being cubical.
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Cubicle (k?b?-k'l), n. [L. cubiculum.] A loding room; esp., a sleeping place partitioned off from a large dormitory.
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Cubicular (k?-??k?-l?r), a. [L. cubicularis, fr. cubiculum a sleeping room, fr. cubare to lie down.] Belonging to a chamber or bedroom. [Obs.] Howell.
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Cubiform (k?b?-f?rm), a. Of the form of a cube.
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Cubile (k?-b?l?), n. [L., bed.] The lowest course of stones in a building.
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Cubilose (k?b?-l?s), n. [L. cubile bed, nest.] A mucilagenous secretion of certain birds found as the characteristic ingredient of edible bird's-nests.
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Cubism (kūbĭz'm), n. (Painting) A movement or phase in post-impressionism (which see, below). -- Cubist (#), n.
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Cubit (kūbĭt), n. [L. cubitum, cubitus; elbow, ell, cubit, fr. (because the elbow serves for leaning upon) cubare to lie down, recline; cf. Gr. kybiton elbow, kyptein to bend, stoop, kyfos bent, stooping, humpbacked. Cf. , .] 1. (Anat.) The forearm; the ulna, a bone of the arm extending from elbow to wrist. [Obs.]
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2. A measure of length, being the distance from the elbow to the extremity of the middle finger.
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☞ The cubit varies in length in different countries, the Roman cubit being 17.47 inches, the Greek 18.20, the Hebrew somewhat longer, and the English 18 inches.
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Cubital (k?b?t-�l), a. [L. cubitalis.] 1. Of or pertaining to the cubit or ulna; as, the cubital nerve; the cubital artery; the cubital muscle.
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2. Of the length of a cubit. Sir. T. Browne.
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Cubital, n. A sleeve covering the arm from the elbow to the hand. Crabb.
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Cubited, a. Having the measure of a cubit.
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Cubless (k?bl?s), a. Having no cubs. Byron.
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Cuboid (k?boid), a. [Cube + -oid: cf. Gr. ��.] (Anat.) Cube-shaped, or nearly so; as, the cuboid bone of the foot. -- n. (Anat.) The bone of the tarsus, which, in man and most mammals, supports the metatarsals of the fourth and fifth toes.
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Cuboidal (k?-boidal), a. (Anat.) Cuboid.
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Cubo-octahedral (k?b?-?kt?-h?dral), a. Presenting a combination of a cube and an octahedron.
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Cubo-octahedron (-dr?n), n. (Crystallog.) A combination of a cube and octahedron, esp. one in which the octahedral faces meet at the middle of the cubic edges.
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Cuca (k??k?), n. [Sp., fr. native name.] See .
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Cucking stool (k�k�ng st��l). [Cf. AS. scealfingstōl, a word of similar meaning, allied to scealfor a diver, mergus avis; or possibly from F. coquine a hussy, slut, jade, f. of coquin, OE. cokin, a rascal; or cf. Icel. k�ka to dung, k�kr dung, the name being given as to a disgracing or infamous punishment.] A kind of chair formerly used for punishing scolds, and also dishonest tradesmen, by fastening them in it, usually in front of their doors, to be pelted and hooted at by the mob, but sometimes to be taken to the water and ducked; -- called also a castigatory, a tumbrel, and a trebuchet; and often, but not so correctly, a ducking stool. Sir. W. Scott.
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Cuckold (k?k?ld), n. [OE. kukeweld, cokewold, cokold, fr. OF. coucoul, cucuault, the last syllable being modified by the OE. suffix -wold (see ); cf. F. cocu a cuckold, formerly also, a cuckoo, and L. cuculus a cuckoo. The word alludes to the habit of the female cuckoo, who lays her eggs in the nests of other birds, to be hatched by them.] 1. A man whose wife is unfaithful; the husband of an adulteress. Shak.
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2. (Zoöl.) (a) A West Indian plectognath fish (Ostracion triqueter). (b) The cowfish.
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Cuckold, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Cuckolded; p. pr. & vb. n. Cuckolding.] To make a cuckold of, as a husband, by seducing his wife, or by her becoming an adulteress. Shak.
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Cuckoldize (-?z), v. t. To cuckold. Dryden.
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Cuckoldly, a. Having the qualities of a cuckold; mean-spirited; sneaking. Shak.
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Cuckoldom (-?l-d?m), n. The state of a cuckold; cuckolds, collectively. Addison.
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Cuckoldry (-?ld-r?), n. The state of being a cuckold; the practice of making cuckolds.
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Cuckold's knot (k?k?ldz n?t). (Naut.) A hitch or knot, by which a rope is secured to a spar, the two parts of the rope being crossed and seized together; -- called also cuckold's neck. Ham. Nav. Encyc.
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Cuckoo (k�k�), n. [OE. coccou, cukkow, F. coucou, prob. of imitative origin; cf. L. cuculus, Gr. ��, Skr. k�ki�a, G. kuckuk, D. koekoek.] (Zoöl.) A bird belonging to Cuculus, Coccyzus, and several allied genera, of many species.
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☞ 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 (Coccyzus erythrophthalmus) build their own nests.
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Coloq. Cuckoo clock , a clock so constructed that at the time for striking it gives forth sounds resembling the cry of the cuckoo. -- Coloq. Cuckoo dove (Zoöl.), a long-tailed pigeon of the genus Macropygia. Many species inhabit the East Indies. -- Coloq. Cuckoo fish (Zoöl.), the European red gurnard (Trigla cuculus). The name probably alludes to the sound that it utters. -- Coloq. Cuckoo falcon (Zoöl.), any falcon of the genus Baza. The genus inhabits Africa and the East Indies. -- Coloq. Cuckoo maid (Zoöl.), the wryneck; -- called also cuckoo mate. -- Coloq. Cuckoo ray (Zoöl.), a British ray (Raia miraletus). -- Coloq. Cuckoo spit , or Coloq. 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) (Zoöl.) 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. -- Coloq. Ground cuckoo , the chaparral cock.
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