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cockatoo
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cock·a·too  (kk-t)
n. pl. cock·a·toos
Any of various large parrots, especially of the genus Kakatoe of Australia and adjacent areas, characterized by a long erectile crest.

[Dutch kaketoe, from Malay kakatua.]

cockatoo
Noun
pl -toos a light-coloured crested parrot of Australia and the East Indies [Malay kakatua]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.cockatoocockatoo - white or light-colored crested parrot of the Australian region; often kept as cage birds
parrot - usually brightly colored zygodactyl tropical birds with short hooked beaks and the ability to mimic sounds
Cacatua, genus Cacatua, genus Kakatoe, Kakatoe - a genus of Psittacidae
Cacatua galerita, Kakatoe galerita, sulphur-crested cockatoo - white cockatoo with a yellow erectile crest
Kakatoe leadbeateri, pink cockatoo - white Australian cockatoo with roseate tinged plumage
Translations

cockatoo [kɔkəˈtuː] ncacatúa

cockatoo
n cockatoo [kokəˈtuː]
a parrot with a large crest. kaketoe بَبَّغاء ذات ذُؤابَه على رأسِها какаду kakadu kakadue der Kakadu είδος παπαγάλου cacatúa kakaduu طوطی کاکلی kakadu cacatoès קָקָדוּ एक प्रकार का तोता kakadu kakadu kakatua kakadúi, skúfpáfi cacatua おうむの一種 도가머리 앵무새 kakadu kakadū burung kakak tua kaketoe kakadue kakadu cacatua cacadu какаду kakadu kakadu kakadu kakadua นกชนิดหนึ่งตระกูลเดียวกับนกแก้วมีถิ่นกำเนิดในออสเตรเลีย taçlı papağan 美冠鸚鵡 какаду کلغی والا طوطا vẹt mào


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