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Meaning of 'cockatoo'
Meaning of 'cockatoo' (Webster Dictionary)
1. Cockatoo 
[ n.]
- A bird of the Parrot family, of the subfamily Cacatuinae,
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, /
Cacatua, cristatus), the sulphur-crested (P. galeritus), etc. The palm
or great black cockatoo of Australia is Microglossus aterrimus. [ n.]Nearby Topics:
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