yellow-billed cuckoo
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of yellow-billed cuckoo
An Americanism dating back to 1805–15
Example Sentences
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The complaint also notes the effects of river management on the Southwestern willow flycatcher and the yellow-billed cuckoo.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 30, 2022
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
Once you play the yellow-billed cuckoo card in your forest, each time another player’s birds lay eggs, your cuckoo lays an egg too.
From Slate • Aug. 15, 2021
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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