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Is cuckoo and example of onomatopoeia?
Yes. An onomatopeoia is a word made to sound like whatever it is describing. The Cuckoo bird makes a "cuckoo" sound as its call.
What is it called when a sound is related to a character?
I think that you mean "onomatopoeia" - the formation of a word from the sound associated, e.g. rough, sizzle or cuckoo. Is that the question?
Which bird makes a coo noise?
Doves and sometimes pigeons make a sound close to that description. Owls make a sound similar, but their call is more of a 'hoo' sound or 'hoot.' If the bird makes a 'cuckoo' sound then it is a cuckoo bird.
What is cuckoo bird in marathi called?
The male cuckoo is called Kokil. The female bird is called Kokil
What does a cuckoo sound like?
A Cuckoo is a bird. It lays one egg in a nest of another bird species. When the Cuckoo chick hatches, it ejects from the nest the eggs and/or chicks of the birds which built the nest, and is fed all the food by the "parent" birds. The parent Cuckoo takes no part in bringing up it's chick. The Cuckoo grows to be a large bird and can look daft sitting on a tiny nest, being fed by the small "parent" birds like finches, etc. The name Cuckoo comes from it's call - "Cook-koo" as in the Cuckoo clock. There is also a Flower called the Cuckoo.
How did cuckoo originate as a term for crazy people?
The association of the cuckoo with insanity is because of the cuckoo clock. The gears and noisy mechanical cuckoo of the cuckoo clock are figuratively equated with the strange goings-on of a crazy person's mind.
Why is cuckoo called lazy bird?
cuckoo i s called lazy bird, because it do not build it's own nest.
What bird has 6 letters in its name and makes a coo sound?
CUCKOO
What is a black cuckoo called?
Ani
What is the young one of cuckoo called?
A young cuckoo is called a "cuckoo chick." Cuckoos are known for laying their eggs in the nests of other bird species and letting those birds raise their young.
What are special features of the cuckoo?
It's a bird that makes the sound "cuckoo" and is famous for laying its eggs in other birds nests. The cuckoo chick then hatches before the other eggs, and pushes them out of the nest. The mother of the murdered eggs then presumes that the cuckoo is its own offspring and feeds it.
What country does the word cuckoo come from?
It is an imitation of the call of the Cuckoo bird.This type of word is called an onomatopœia.
