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cockatoo
noun
cock·a·too
ˈkä-kə-ˌtü 
plural cockatoos
: any of various large noisy chiefly Australasian crested parrots (family Cacatuidae and especially genus Cacatua)
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Meanwhile, primeval rainforests murmur with ancient secrets—thick with strangler figs and screeching cockatoos.
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Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025
The air inside the house is puckered with the images of dead birds on TV; kookaburras, magpies, cockatoos, eastern rosellas, and lorikeets, their wings charred and their small bodies limp, washing up on the coastlines of this continent down under on the righthand side of the map.
—Literary Hub, 10 July 2025
In a clip, the owners of a cockatoo named Charlie showcased the hilarious reality of living with an umbrella cockatoo.
—Maria Morava, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 June 2025
The 40-year-old cockatoo from Smithfield, Virginia, lost his sight a decade ago after suffering abuse in his early life.
—Kendall Malinchock, USA Today, 30 Apr. 2025
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Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025
The air inside the house is puckered with the images of dead birds on TV; kookaburras, magpies, cockatoos, eastern rosellas, and lorikeets, their wings charred and their small bodies limp, washing up on the coastlines of this continent down under on the righthand side of the map.
—Literary Hub, 10 July 2025
In a clip, the owners of a cockatoo named Charlie showcased the hilarious reality of living with an umbrella cockatoo.
—Maria Morava, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 June 2025
The 40-year-old cockatoo from Smithfield, Virginia, lost his sight a decade ago after suffering abuse in his early life.
—Kendall Malinchock, USA Today, 30 Apr. 2025
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“Cockatoo.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cockatoo. Accessed 2 Sep. 2025.
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cockatoo
noun
cock·a·too
ˈkäk-ə-ˌtü
plural cockatoos
: any of various large noisy usually showy chiefly Australasian parrots that have a bunch of feathers on the head
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