Complete Definition of "cockatoo"

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English
Image:Cockatoo.1.arp.500pix.jpg|thumb|right|180px|A cockatoo (1)

Etymology
Malay kakatua

Noun
cockatoo (plural: cockatoos)

  1. A bird of the family Cacatuidae with a curved beak and a zygodactyl foot.
  2. context|slang|obsolete A lookout posted during a two-up game.

Synonyms
cocky

Translations
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Finnish: kakadu
German: Kakadu
Malay: burung kakaktua
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Russian: какад� m
Spanish: cacatúa f
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Derived terms
Major Mitchell's Cockatoo
sulphur-crested cockatoo

See also
cockatiel
galah
corella
Psittacidae

Category:Birds
Category:Malay derivations

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