dusky long-tailed cuckoo

dusky

— adjective (= twilight, twilit) lighted by or as if by twilight The dusky night rides down the sky/And ushers in the morn — Henry Fielding the twilight glow of the sky a boat on a twilit river — adjective (= dark-skinned, swart, swarthy) naturally having skin of a dark color a dark-skinned beauty gold earrings gleamed against her dusky cheeks a smile on his swarthy face 'swart' is archaic

long Adjective

— If something is long, it takes a lot of time. At 3 hours and 24 minutes, it's a very long movie. That was a long time ago, when I was a child. How long is it until we have our trip? He was often quiet for long periods of time. — If something is long, it has a large distance from end to end. It belonged to a woman in her thirties with long brown hair. The paper was about 20 cm long and 12 cm wide. You can hear it across long distances. She wore a long gray skirt with a black jacket.

long Adverb

— If something takes long, it takes a lot of time. We had dinner together not so long ago. I do not know how long I was standing there. She left home long before I did. I could not go on any longer. Those days are so long gone. This change is long overdue.

long Verb

— If you long for something, you wish for or really want it. Carol still longs for David to come back to her even though she knows he has a new wife.

tailed

— adjective having a tail of a specified kind; often used in combination

cuckoo

— noun any of numerous European and North American birds having pointed wings and a long tail — verb repeat monotonously, like a cuckoo repeats his call — noun (= fathead) a man who is a stupid incompetent fool