cuckoo
C11342
concept
A cuckoo is a brood-parasitic bird known for laying its eggs in the nests of other bird species, leaving them to raise its young.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| brood parasite | 3 |
| cuckoo canonical | 3 |
| cuckoo-like bird | 1 |
Description generation (CDg)
The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the class name and this instruction.
Instruction
generate a one-sentence description for a given conceptual class. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the conceptional class]"
Input
Class: cuckoo
Generated description
A cuckoo is a brood-parasitic bird known for laying its eggs in the nests of other bird species, leaving them to raise its young.
Instances (5)
| Instance | Via concept surface |
|---|---|
| Horsfield's bronze cuckoo | — |
| greater roadrunner | — |
| Vidua finches | brood parasite |
| Common cuckoo | — |
| Smooth-billed ani | cuckoo-like bird |