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Cockatoo
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What's The Definition Of Cockatoo?
[n] white or light-colored crested parrot of the Australian region; often kept as cage birds
Synonyms | Synonyms for Cockatoo: Related Terms | Find terms related to Cockatoo: See Also | Cacatua | Cacatua galerita | genus Cacatua | genus Kakatoe | Kakatoe | Kakatoe galerita | Kakatoe leadbeateri | parrot | pink cockatoo | sulphur-crested cockatoo Cockatoo In Webster's Dictionary \Cock`a*too\, n. [Malayan kakat[=u]a.] (Zo["o]l.)
A bird of the Parrot family, of the subfamily {Cacatuin[ae]},
having a short, strong, and much curved beak, and the head
ornamented with a crest, which can be raised or depressed at
will. There are several genera and many species; as the
broad-crested ({Plictolophus, or Cacatua, cristatus}), the
sulphur-crested ({P. galeritus}), etc. The palm or great
black cockatoo of Australia is {Microglossus aterrimus}.
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