It Dupes Other Birds Into Raising Its Young Crossword Clue

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Updated: November 29, 2024

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	noun • a man who is a stupid incompetent fool • any of numerous European and North American birds having pointed wings and a long tail verb • repeat monotonously, like a cuckoo repeats his call
	33%	8		Capable of manipulating other birds into raising their young
	noun • North American blackbird that follows cattle and lays eggs in other birds' nests
	30%	7		Seabird said to draw blood from its own breast with its pouched beak to feed its young, thus a symbol of self-sacrifice and motherly love to the nation co-opted for Elizabeth I
	noun • large long-winged warm-water seabird having a large bill with a distensible pouch for fish

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	Clue	Source
1	... raising birds? The Guardian Cryptic - 20 May 2005	The Guardian Cryptic / 20 May 2005
2	Bird behavior where one species tricks another species into raising its young.
3	Capable of manipulating other birds into raising their young
4	Dupes in some mailboxes New York Times - 10 Dec 2010	New York Times / 10 Dec 2010
5	From “young animal/chicken” and “foal” and sharing its root with “poultry”, a small horse, less than 14.2 hands high; a little glass of beer or liqueur; or, anything small of its kind Telegraph Giant General Knowledge - 30 Sep 2023	Telegraph Giant General Knowledge / 30 Sep 2023
6	Seabird said to draw blood from its own breast with its pouched beak to feed its young, thus a symbol of self-sacrifice and motherly love to the nation co-opted for Elizabeth I Telegraph Giant General Knowledge - 25 Mar 2023	Telegraph Giant General Knowledge / 25 Mar 2023
7	Word for ponds into which wild ducks were enticed for capture originally, later any animals, birds, people, wooden mallards etc employed to lure others into traps Telegraph Giant General Knowledge - 25 Feb 2023	Telegraph Giant General Knowledge / 25 Feb 2023

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