Definition of cockatoo Cockatoo

/kɑˈkʌtuˌ/ - [kakutu] - cock•a•too

We found 8 definitions of cockatoo from 7 different sources.

What does cockatoo mean?

WordNet

Noun Plural: cockatooes
cockatoo - 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

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Wiktionary

cockatoo (Noun)
A bird of the family Cacatuidae with a curved beak and a zygodactyl foot.
cockatoo (Noun)
A lookout posted during a two-up game.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

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.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

cockatoo
Any of the 21 bird species belonging to the family Cacatuidae.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

cockatoo
kok-a-tōō′, n. a popular name for several genera and species of parrots. [Malay, kakatúa, prob. from its cry.]

Wikipedia

Cockatoos are 21 species of birds that make up the family "Cacatuidae". They come from Australia and the East Indies. The upper jaw of the bill overlaps the narrow lower jaw.

The cockatoo builds its nest in a high tree hole in the tropical forest. The female lays two white eggs on wood chips. The young, which hatch naked and blind are fed by the adults by regurgitation of partially digested food for about three months. Cockatoos often travel in immense flocks numbering many thousands. They make good pets and are found in all zoos Cockatoos come in all different colours, but the most common is white.

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cockatoo, noun, singular of cockatoos.

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