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cockatoo

12 ENTRIES FOUND:

cock·a·too

noun \ˈkä-kə-ˌtü\
plural cock·a·toos

Definition of COCKATOO

: any of various large noisy chiefly Australasian crested parrots (family Cacatuidae and especially genus Cacatua)

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Origin of COCKATOO

Dutch kaketoe, from Malay kakatua
First Known Use: 1634

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