ಕಳಕಂಠ

ಅಲರ್ ನಿಘಂಟು (ವಿ. ಕೃಷ್ಣ)

1. 1.
   noun

   that which has a sweet sound; the Indian cuckoo (a long-tailed songbird of the family Cuculidae, which has a characteristic two or three-note call and deposits its eggs in the nests of crows which rear the young as their own).

2. 2.
   noun

   a bee (or wasp) which lays its eggs in the nest of another species; a cuckoo-bee.

3. 3.
   noun

   any of several large usu. grey and white birds of the family Columbidae, often domesticated and bred and trained to carry messages etc.; a dove; a pigeon.

4. 4.
   noun

   a large graceful waterbird of the genus Cygnus etc., having a long flexible neck, webbed feet, snow-white plumage; a swan.

5. 5.
   noun

   pleasant voice; melodious sounds.