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cockatoo
[ kok-uh-too, kok-uh-too ]
noun
- any of numerous large, noisy, crested parrots of the genera Cacatua, Callocephalon, Calyptorhynchus, etc., of the Australasian region, having chiefly white plumage tinged with yellow, pink, or red: popular as a pet.
- Australian.
- a person who owns and works a small farm or ranch.
- Slang. a lookout posted by criminals or the operators of illegal gambling games.
cockatoo
/ ˌkɒkəˈtuː; ˈkɒkəˌtuː /
noun
- any of various parrots of the genus Kakatoe and related genera, such as K. galerita ( sulphur-crested cockatoo ), of Australia and New Guinea. They have an erectile crest and most of them are light-coloured
- a small farmer or settler
- informal.a lookout during some illegal activity
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of cockatoo1
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The shipment of animals from Moscow also included two yaks, five cockatoos and dozens of pheasants as well as mandarin ducks, Kozlov's office said.
The less popular pet species — your gerbils, iguanas, and cockatoos — should be grateful.
New Caledonian crows, Goffin's cockatoos, woodpecker finches, bearded capuchins, bottlenose dolphins, orangutans, gorillas and sea otters also can use tools flexibly.
A pair of lovebirds, a peregrine falcon, three pink-breasted finches, and a king cockatoo fluttered into the air in a plume of feathers and a cloud of bird feed.
Over the years, Fine incorporated dogs, bearded dragons, a cockatoo, fish and other animals into his work with children.
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