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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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Video of the cockatoos using the fountain was shared by LiveScience.
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Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 5 June 2025
Over 44 days, the team recorded nearly 14 hours of the cockatoos around the fountain.
—Sara Hashemi, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 June 2025
This cockatoo just got his sight back and saw his former owner after a decade... and his reaction?
—Ronnie Li, USA Today, 30 Apr. 2025
Hoping to learn more about the learned behavior, researchers set up trail cameras to capture video of the cockatoos drinking, according to the study.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 5 June 2025
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Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 5 June 2025
Over 44 days, the team recorded nearly 14 hours of the cockatoos around the fountain.
—Sara Hashemi, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 June 2025
This cockatoo just got his sight back and saw his former owner after a decade... and his reaction?
—Ronnie Li, USA Today, 30 Apr. 2025
Hoping to learn more about the learned behavior, researchers set up trail cameras to capture video of the cockatoos drinking, according to the study.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 5 June 2025
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“Cockatoo.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cockatoo. Accessed 14 Jul. 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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