"cuckoo cry" meaning in All languages combined

See cuckoo cry on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: cuckoo cries [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} cuckoo cry (plural cuckoo cries)
  1. A repetitively incessant call, proclamation, statement, plea, etc.
    Sense id: en-cuckoo_cry-en-noun-8rmKxCK~ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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