Clockbird

/ˈklɒkbɜːd/ noun

Definition

A bird, typically the cuckoo, whose call sounds like or resembles the ticking or chiming of a clock.

Etymology

Compound of 'clock' and 'bird,' likely referring to the cuckoo's distinctive repetitive call that sounds like a mechanical timepiece marking time.

Kelly Says

The cuckoo clock became so popular in the Black Forest of Germany that for centuries, that region's economy depended on exporting these clocks—and the birds themselves became embedded in European culture as symbols of timekeeping and springtime.

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