Definition
Relating to or characteristic of cuckoos or birds of the cuckoo family; having traits associated with cuckoos.
Etymology
From Latin 'cuculinus' (of or relating to a cuckoo), derived from 'cuculus' (cuckoo). Used primarily in zoological and ornithological descriptions.
Kelly Says
When something is 'cuculine,' it captures that sneaky, opportunistic spirit of the cuckoo bird—which is why the word is used for parasitic behaviors in nature, where one organism literally exploits another's parenting instincts!
Translations
ARالعربية
طير الزقزاق
tay-r al-zaq-zaq
CACatalà
cuculina
ku-ku-li-na
CSČeština
cuculina
ku-ku-li-na
DADansk
cuculina
ku-ku-li-na
DEDeutsch
Kuckuck
ku-ku-k
ELΕλληνικά
Κουκουλί
koo-koo-li
ESEspañol
cuculina
ku-ku-li-na
FISuomi
cuculina
ku-ku-li-na
FRFrançais
Cuculière
koo-koo-lee-er
HEעברית
ציפור קוקוס
tsi-pur-it kok-os
HUMagyar
cuculina
ku-ku-li-na
IDBahasa Indonesia
cuculina
ku-ku-li-na
ITItaliano
cuculina
ku-ku-li-na
MSBahasa Melayu
cuculina
ku-ku-li-na
MYမြန်မာ
ကျောက်ပျံ
chaw-kya-pyan
NLNederlands
cuculina
ku-ku-li-na
NONorsk
cuculina
ku-ku-li-na
PLPolski
cuculina
ku-ku-li-na
PTPortuguês
cuculina
ku-ku-li-na
RORomână
cuculina
ku-ku-li-na
RUРусский
Кукушка
ku-ku-sh-ka
SVSvenska
cuculina
ku-ku-li-na
SWKiswahili
cuculina
ku-ku-li-na
TAதமிழ்
கூகுலிகள்
koo-ku-li-gal
THไทย
นกกระจอกเทศ
nok kra-jok-det
TLTL
cuculina
ku-ku-li-na
UKУкраїнська
Кукушка
ku-ku-sh-ka
VITiếng Việt
Cuculiformes
bo cu-cu-li-formes
ZUZU
cuculina
ku-ku-li-na