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Definition of Cockatoo
1. Noun. White or light-colored crested parrot of the Australian region; often kept as cage birds.
Generic synonyms: Parrot
Group relationships: Cacatua, Genus Cacatua, Genus Kakatoe, Kakatoe
Specialized synonyms: Cacatua Galerita, Kakatoe Galerita, Sulphur-crested Cockatoo, Kakatoe Leadbeateri, Pink Cockatoo
Group relationships: Cacatua, Genus Cacatua, Genus Kakatoe, Kakatoe
Specialized synonyms: Cacatua Galerita, Kakatoe Galerita, Sulphur-crested Cockatoo, Kakatoe Leadbeateri, Pink Cockatoo
Definition of Cockatoo
1. n. A bird of the Parrot family, of the subfamily Cacatuinæ, 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.
Definition of Cockatoo
1. a parrot [n -TOOS]