Cuckoo

Easton's Bible Dictionary

Leviticus 11:16 Deuteronomy 14:15 Yakub_, and hence they call it _tir el-Yakub

Fausset's Bible Dictionary

shachaph; Leviticus 11:16; Deuteronomy 14:15; unclean. Rather the Greek cepphus of Aristotle, a large petrel, as the Ρuffinus cinereus . From a root "to be slender", "light of body" like a gull, whose body is small compared with its apparent size and outspread wings; it skims the waves, seeking its food in the agitated water. Andouini's gull, abounding on the shores of Syria (Tristram), a more likely bird than the storm petrel, which is seldom seen on land.

Morrish Bible Dictionary

shachaph. Only named in scripture as an unclean bird not to be eaten. Some have supposed that a marine bird is alluded to: the R.V. has 'seamew.' There are however cuckoos in the land, and called also by that name, because of their cry. Leviticus 11:16; Deuteronomy 14:15 .

People's Dictionary of the Bible

Cuckoo. Leviticus 11:16; Deuteronomy 14:15, A. V. A bird whose flesh was not to be eaten. The cuckoo is known in Palestine; but more likely some of the lesser kinds of sea-fowl are meant. The R. V. reads "sea-mew" in both the above places.

Smith's Bible Dictionary

Cuckoo. Leviticus 11:16; Leviticus 14:15. The name of some of the larger petrels which abound in the east of the Mediterranean.

Webster's Dictionary

(n.) A bird belonging to Cuculus, Coccyzus, and several allied genera, of many species.

Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Bibliography InformationMcClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Cuckoo'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/tce/c/cuckoo.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.