European cuckoo

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Meaning

common cuckoo of Europe having a distinctive two-note call; lays eggs in the nests of other birds

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Shortly after hatching, the young European Cuckoo, using a scoop-like depression on its back, instinctively shoves over the edge of the nest any solid object that it contacts. Source: Internet

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