cuculus

Questions about cuculus

What does cuculus mean?

cuculus means "type genus of the Cuculidae".

How many syllables are in cuculus?

cuculus has 3 syllables and divides as cu-cu-lus under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

What is another word for cuculus?

Close synonyms include genus Cuculus. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is cuculus a common word?

cuculus is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.