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Definition of Cockatoo

Cockatoo
Cockatoo Cock`a*too, n. [Malayan kakat[=u]a.] (Zo["o]l.) A bird of the Parrot family, of the subfamily Cacatuin[ae], 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.

Meaning of Cockatoo from wikipedia

- A ****atoo is any of the 21 species of parrots belonging to the family Cacatuidae, the only family in the superfamily Cacatuoidea. Along with the Psittacoidea...
- The gang-gang ****atoo (Callocephalon fimbriatum) is a parrot found in the cooler and wetter forests and woodlands of Australia, particularly alpine bushland...
- The sulphur-crested ****atoo (Cacatua galerita) is a relatively large white ****atoo found in wooded habitats in Australia, New Guinea, and some of the...
- palm ****atoo (Probosciger aterrimus), also known as the goliath ****atoo or great black ****atoo, is a large, smoky-grey/black parrot of the ****atoo family...
- The red-tailed black ****atoo (Calyptorhynchus banksii) also known as Banksian- or Banks' black ****atoo, is a large black ****atoo native to Australia...
- The pink ****atoo (Cacatua leadbeateri), also known as Major Mitc****'s ****atoo or Leadbeater's ****atoo, is a medium-sized ****atoo that inhabits arid...
- The yellow-tailed black ****atoo (Zanda funerea) is a large ****atoo native to the south-east of Australia measuring 55–65 cm (22–26 in) in length. It...
- The white ****atoo (Cacatua alba), also known as the umbrella ****atoo, is a medium-sized all-white ****atoo endemic to tropical rainforest on islands...
- less commonly known as the pink and grey ****atoo or rose-breasted ****atoo, is an Australian species of ****atoo and the only member of the genus Eolophus...
- corella (Cacatua goffiniana), also known as Goffin's ****atoo or Tanimbar ****atoo, is a species of ****atoo endemic to forests of Yamdena, Larat and Selaru...