cuckoo vs black-billed cuckoo

black-billed cuckoo vs cuckoo

cuckoo and black-billed cuckoo both are nouns.

cuckoo is a verb but black-billed cuckoo is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
cuckoo	Yes	No	Yes	No
black-billed cuckoo	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, black-billed cuckoo is a hyponym of cuckoo; that is, black-billed cuckoo is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than cuckoo:

cuckoo: any of numerous European and North American birds having pointed wings and a long tail
black-billed cuckoo: North American cuckoo; builds a nest and rears its own young

Other hyponyms of cuckoo include Cuculus canorus, European cuckoo, Coccyzus erythropthalmus, chaparral cock, Geococcyx californianus, roadrunner, ani, coucal.

cuckoo (noun)	black-billed cuckoo (noun)
any of numerous European and North American birds having pointed wings and a long tail	North American cuckoo; builds a nest and rears its own young
a man who is a stupid incompetent fool

cuckoo (verb)	black-billed cuckoo (verb)
repeat monotonously, like a cuckoo repeats his call

Difference between cuckoo and black-billed cuckoo

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