yellow-billed cuckoo
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of yellow-billed cuckoo
An Americanism dating back to 1805–15
Example Sentences
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Like a snapping turtle or a yellow-billed cuckoo, we humans, Homo constructus, would perish on the roads we built.
From Slate ● May 25, 2024
Keep your head on a swivel for a flash of color, and you just might see a yellow-billed cuckoo, green heron or red-headed woodpecker.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 15, 2022
The region is home to birds such as as the southwestern willow flycatcher and yellow-billed cuckoo, as well as the northern Mexican garter snake.
From Seattle Times ● May 11, 2022
It would also lower the water table and potentially hurt a nearby population of endangered Arizona hedgehog cactus and other species, including the yellow-billed cuckoo and the endangered gila chub, a small, colorful fish.
From National Geographic ● Jan. 15, 2021
They’re all friendly enough, but it’s the yellow-billed cuckoo that gets my attention.
From "Sparrow" by Sarah Moon
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