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n. Any of various large parrots, especially of the genus Kakatoe of Australia and adjacent areas, characterized by a long erectile crest.

n. A bird of the family Cacatuidae with a curved beak and a zygodactyl foot.

n. A lookout posted during a two-up game.

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 cockatoo (Plictolophus cristatus or Cacatua cristatus), the sulphur-crested (Cacatua galerita or Plictolophus galeritus), etc. The palm cockatoo or great black cockatoo of Australia is Probosciger aterrimus (formerly Microglossus aterrimus).

n. The name of many beautiful birds of the parrot family, subfamily Cacatuinæ (which see), and especially of the genus Cacatua.

n. A somewhat contemptuous term applied to a small farmer in Australia.

n. white or light-colored crested parrot of the Australian region; often kept as cage birds

"But everybody else had gone to "cockatoo" -- to sit on the top rail of the enclosure and look down at the maddened creatures, so at length he fastened his bridle to a tree and proceeded gingerly to follow their example."

parrot   

helmet-cockatoo    raven-cockatoo    cockatoo fence    corella    Psittacidae    cockatiel    galah   

sulphur-crested cockatoo    cacatua galerita    kakatoe leadbeateri    pink cockatoo    kakatoe galerita    broad-crested cockatoo    palm cockatoo    great black cockatoo   

Major Mitchell's Cockatoo    sulphur-crested cockatoo   

cocky   

cockatoos    toucan    muskrat    evil-tempered    macaw    mockingbird    duiker    tea rose    bellbird    topi