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noun cock·a·too \ˈkä-kÉ™-ËŒtü\

: a type of large parrot from Australia that has a large colorful bunch of feathers on top of its head

plural cock·a·toos

Full 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

Rhymes with COCKATOO

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