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cockatoo
(redirected from sulphur-crested cockatoos)

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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 [ˌkɒkəˈtuː ˈkɒkəˌtuː]
n pl -toos
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) any of various parrots of the genus Kakatoe and related genera, such as K. galerita (sulphur-crested cockatoo), of Australia and New Guinea. They have an erectile crest and most of them are light-coloured
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Agriculture) Austral and NZ a small farmer or settler
3. Austral informal a lookout during some illegal activity
[from Dutch kaketoe, from 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 [ˌkɒkəˈtuː] Ncacatúa f

cockatoo [ˌkɒkəˈtuː] ncacatoès m
cocked hat [ˌkɒktˈhæt] ntricorne m
to knock sth into a cocked hat (= surpass) → dépasser qch de très loin

cockatoo
nKakadu m

cockatoo [ˌkɒkəˈtuː] ncacatoa m inv
cockatoo [ˌkɒkəˈtuː] ncacatoa m inv

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 큰 볏 앵무새 kakadu kakadū burung kakak tua kaketoe kakadue kakadu cacatua cacadu какаду kakadu kakadu kakadu kakadua นกชนิดหนึ่งตระกูลเดียวกับนกแก้วมีถิ่นกำเนิดในออสเตรเลีย taçlı papağan 鳳頭鸚鵡 какаду کلغی والا طوطا vẹt mào


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