yellow-billed cuckoo

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Definition of yellow-billed cuckoo words

noun yellow-billed cuckoo a North American cuckoo, Coccyzus americanus, that has a yellow bill and, unlike many cuckoos, constructs its own nest and rears its own young. 1

before 1805

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An Americanism dating back to 1805-15

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